Corderoy, Edwin Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edwin Arthur |
Surname | Corderoy |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry and Dorothy Edith Corderoy, of Kenton, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden l |
Serial Number | AE237 |
Markings | EQ-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 80. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1255811 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13618 (P368050/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-04-1942 |
End Date | 23-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (43% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Ofw Paul Gildner, crashing in the sea off the Dutch island of Ameland |