Anstee, Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward |
Surname | Anstee |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward James Anstee and Mary Anstee, of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Husband of Mary Anstee, of Belfast. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV539 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Italy |
Burial/Memorial Place | Catania War Cemetery, Sicily |
Grave Reference | IV. A. 49. |
Epitaph | WORTHY OF EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 3 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1007177 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 458 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, Holme on Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 458 Sqn RAAF who gave their lives, 1941-1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme on Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Crest with inscribed Metal Plaque, Encased Woven Pennant |
Memorial Text | A pennant and plaque in memory of members of 458 Sqn RAAF who gave their lives, 1941-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-02-1942 |
End Date | 16-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stanton Harcourt |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | 458 Sqn transferring to Luqa, Malta |
Reason for Loss | Shot down off Sicily by Ju88 |