Carr, Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward |
Surname | Carr |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Carr and Anne Carr (née Arnold), of Ashton-In-Makerfield, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4903 |
Markings | QR-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. D. 12. |
Epitaph | WE HAVE LOVED HIM IN LIFE, LET US NOT FORGET HIM IN DEATH. MAY HE REST IN PEACE. AMEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 17 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 998856 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 1915, Wigan. |
Oblt. Hans Karl Kamp was killed in action on 31 December 1944 when his Ju88G-10 was attacked and shot down by an American P51. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-03-1943 |
End Date | 09-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter flown by Oblt. Hans Karl Kamp of 7./NJG4, at 22.29hrs and crashed on the corner of Georgen Strasse and Wiesenstrasse in Fürth, NW of Nürnberg |