Cunningham, Philip Edmund
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Philip Edmund |
Surname | Cunningham |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Francis and Violet Dora Cunningham, of Folkestone. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | AD667 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hawkinge Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot O. Row 3. Grave 66. |
Epitaph | A DEAR SON AND BROTHER "AMONG THE VERY BRAVE THE VERY TRUE" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 25 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 655503 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-09-1942 |
End Date | 25-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed within moments of lifting off from runway |