Anderson, Edmund Dawson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edmund Dawson |
Surname | Anderson |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Jeannie Anderson, of Kirkstall, Leeds, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND954 |
Markings | DX-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | X. D. 26. |
Epitaph | EDMUND A DEAR SON AND BROTHER DEEPLY MOURNED BY HIS FAMILY AND ALWAYS IN THEIR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 2 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1591979 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Lancaster ND954 of 57 Sqn. 31-07-1944 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Known as 'Andy' |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-07-1944 |
End Date | 31-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Joigny-la-Roche |
Reason for Loss | Unable to maintain its position in the formation- crashed in France. |