Our Family History
Cato, Percy Charles[1]
1914 - 1942 (28 years)
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Name Cato, Percy Charles [2] Birth 1914 [2] Gender Male Occupation Abt 1939 [2] RAF bomber pilot Death 1 Oct 1942 Germany 
[2, 3] Age: 27y Cause: Shotdown over Germany - Sgt Cato’s final operation was as Captain in Halifax W.1066 DY-G, one of 4 aircraft from 102 Sqn detailed to attack Flensburg 1/2 October 1942 and took off at 17.59. The Weather was 7/10 cloud – tops 15,000 ft, good visibility. Of the 4 aircraft detailed one Halifax W.7746 Captained by P/O R.Williams did not take off. One Halifax R.9497 Captained by Sgt A.V. Briggs bombed the target and returned. The other Halifax Captained by Sgt R. Matthews was reported missing. Sgt Cato and his crew were also reported missing his new crew were as follows: Sgt Percy Charles Cato 1261952 RAFVR age 27 – listed as F/Sgt on his grave at Kiel War Cemetery Sgt George Andrew McIntire (the Navigator RAFVR 1197253 was old for aircrew at age 35) Sgt Frederick James Robinson 1018128 RAFVR age 27 Sgt Ronald Leslie Milbank 1391925 RAFVR P/O A.I. McGillivray Sgt A.I. James Sgt Frank Tooth RAFVR 1026790
This raid must have been particularly difficult for a new crew as Bomber Command reported that 27 Halifaxes of 4 Group were detailed for the raid and that 12 crews had good bombing results, but 12 aircraft were lost, nearly half the force.
Memorial Aft 1 Oct 1942 Hanwell Cemetery, London, England [4] Hanwell Cemetery Age: 27y Regiment Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 102 Sqd [3] Service No. 1261952 [3] Person ID I108 Jennerations Last Modified 30 Oct 2023
Father Cato, William Henry, b. 1879 d. 1972 (Age 93 years) Mother Gould, Rose Eleanor, b. Cal 1876, Whitley, Berkshire, England d. 1977 (Age 101 years) Marriage 1901 [2] Notes - Sometime Mayor of Ealing and owner of Cato hardware shops
- The met at Annadale Road Baptist Church, Chiswick [2]
Photos 
William and Rose Cato
Keywords: photographFamily ID F193 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Sgt Cato’s final operation was as Captain in Halifax W.1066 DY-G, one of 4 aircraft from 102 Sqn detailed to attack Flensburg 1/2 October 1942 and took off at 17.59. The Weather was 7/10 cloud – tops 15,000 ft, good visibility. Of the 4 aircraft detailed one Halifax W.7746 Captained by P/O R.Williams did not take off. One Halifax R.9497 Captained by Sgt A.V. Briggs bombed the target and returned. The other Halifax Captained by Sgt R. Matthews was reported missing. Sgt Cato and his crew were also reported missing his new crew were as follows: Sgt Percy Charles Cato 1261952 RAFVR age 27 – listed as F/Sgt on his grave at Kiel War Cemetery Sgt George Andrew McIntire (the Navigator RAFVR 1197253 was old for aircrew at age 35) Sgt Frederick James Robinson 1018128 RAFVR age 27 Sgt Ronald Leslie Milbank 1391925 RAFVR P/O A.I. McGillivray Sgt A.I. James Sgt Frank Tooth RAFVR 1026790
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Event Map 
Death - Age: 27y,Cause: Shotdown over Germany - 1 Oct 1942 - Germany 
Memorial - Hanwell Cemetery,Age: 27y - Aft 1 Oct 1942 - Hanwell Cemetery, London, England = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Cato boys
Media Date: ABT 1940
Keywords: photograph
Cato boys
Media Date: ABT 1940
Keywords: photograph
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Sources - [S1697] Frank Cato, History of William Cato & Sons (1993), (https://catos.net/history-of-william-cato-sons-limited/).
- [S1697] Frank Cato, History of William Cato & Sons (1993), (https://catos.net/history-of-william-cato-sons-limited/), 15 Sep 2020 (Reliability: 2).
- [S1683] British Commonwealth War Graves Register.
- [S2324] Gravestone for Mary Cato, Frederick Welch, Percy Charles Cato: Hanwell Cemetery, Hanwell Cemetery, London, England.
This is a memorial, there is no record of his burial here.
- [S1697] Frank Cato, History of William Cato & Sons (1993), (https://catos.net/history-of-william-cato-sons-limited/).