Day, Edmund Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edmund Kenneth |
Surname | Day |
Gender | M |
Age | 41 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry George and Florence Kate Day. Husband of Evelyn Maud Day, of Stockwell, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG169 |
Markings | CF-B2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 11. J. 12-15. |
Epitaph | DEEPLY MOURNED BY HIS WIFE, FIVE CHILDREN & FATHER. REUNITED WITH MOTHER & SISTER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 27 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1899663 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-03-1945 |
End Date | 17-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Batenau, south-west of Nuremburg |