Champness, Edward Frank
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Edward Frank |
Surname | Champness |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edgar Frank and Vera Champness, of St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB546 |
Markings | LE-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 17. C. 6. |
Epitaph | HE DIED AS HE LIVED, LOYAL, BRAVE AND TRUE. EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 19 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 421858 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-05-1944 |
End Date | 23-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Braunschweig |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft shot down by night fighter. Crashed near Quakenbruck. |