Edwards, David Alderson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | David Alderson |
Surname | Edwards |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph Francis and Lavinia Edwards, of Towyn. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | ED149 |
Markings | GG-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tywyn Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Class 2. Row 6. Grave 281. |
Epitaph | MAKE THEM TO BE NUMBERED WITH THY SAINTS IN GLORY EVERLASTING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 32 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2220578 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, adjacent to Sandtoft airfield, Sandtoft, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone obolisk and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served and died at RAF Sandtoft during Word War II |
Location | Eastern end of former main runway, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone sculpture and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 1667 HCU RAF 1943 To those who tyranny threatened flew from this runway, some never to return and to those who supported them on the ground, we remember you all |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-03-1944 |
End Date | 19-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Sandtoft |
Day/Night Raid | Night (37% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Shortly before 0024 having engine problems. Flew into pylons and crashed near Crowle 9 miles WNW of Scunthorpe. |