Bryant, Edward Oscar
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward Oscar |
Surname | Bryant |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Alfred and Rosa Bryant, of Salford, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM336 |
Markings | DX-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Clichy Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 16. Row 9. Grave 13. |
Epitaph | NOT MY WILL, BUT THINE, BE DONE, O LORD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 14 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1622899 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
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 27/538/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/39 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-09-1943 |
End Date | 24-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (25% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim |
Reason for Loss | Hit by Flak at roughly 0100 24Sep43 while flying low over Paris and crashed, on fire, near Rue du Louvre and Rue de Tivoli, setting fire to the roof of Magasins du Louvre. |