Edmeads, Anthony Charles Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Anthony Charles Henry |
Surname | Edmeads |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-09-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Frederick John and Alice Edmeads, of Swindon, Wiltshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden BI |
Serial Number | P4370 |
Markings | PL-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Maastricht General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 3. Grave 138. |
Epitaph | REMEMBERED ALWAYS WITH LOVE AND PRIDE, DEAR SON AND BROTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 31 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 751841 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/3009 (P354457/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/980/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/980/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-09-1940 |
End Date | 03-09-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Ludwigshafen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed between Nuth and Wijnandsrade 15 Km NE of Maastricht Holland. |