Causer, Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward |
Surname | Causer |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Sarah E. Causer, of Hensingham, Whitehaven. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1152 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Whitehaven (Hensingham) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Grave 50. |
Epitaph | A DEAR FACE FROM OUR HOME HAS GONE BUT LOVING MEMORIES LINGER ON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 18 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2209008 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-08-1943 |
End Date | 15-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Nickel |
Reason for Loss | On the aircraft's return from a leaflet-dropping sortie over France it was mistakenly shot down by Mosquito, crashing near Wimbourne in Dorset |