Blackburn, Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward |
Surname | Blackburn |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward and Margaret Alice Blackburn, of Kirkby, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME677 |
Markings | HW-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave IVa. E. 28-31. |
Epitaph | MAY HE REST IN PEACE. CHRISTIANS ONLY FALL ASLEEP TO WAKE AGAIN IN HEAVEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 10 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1622469 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1944 |
End Date | 22-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Last contact with the aircraft was when it was 75 miles north of the target. |