Bracken, Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward |
Surname | Bracken |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Miles Lupton Bracken and Lucy Annie Bracken, of Farmhill, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | ED931 |
Markings | DX-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. D. 13. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 12 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1527091 |
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 | 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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-07-1943 |
End Date | 30-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (4% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter and exploded, the wreckage crashing at Tostedt in Lower Saxony |