Edwards, Cadfan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Cadfan |
Surname | Edwards |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of David and Elizabeth Edwards, of Ystrad, Rhondda, Glamorgan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1491 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 148. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 32 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1313119 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 15 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Bwlch Y Rhiw Farmhouse, Bwlch Y Rhiw, Montgomeryshire, Wales |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Wellington R1461, which crashed onto Bwlch-Y-Rhiw farmhouse on 26/1/1943 killing the crew and Edwin Williams and his wife Annie Jane. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-01-1943 |
End Date | 26-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Harwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (82% moon) |
Operation | Training- navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | The aircraft was seen on fire before it struck a hillside and then a farmhouse at Llansilin, Denbighshire |