Edwards, Ernest Reginald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ernest Reginald |
Surname | Edwards |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Francis Albert and Mabel Emily Edwards. Husband of Margaret Annie Edwards, of Isleworth, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD421 |
Markings | IQ-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 18. F. 4. |
Epitaph | GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN |
Ribbon Stone | 0592 (Block 7, Column 16, Row 4) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 32 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1800886 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 150 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque and Rolls of Honour |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Personnel of 150 Squadron R.A.F. Snaith 1941-1942 Not for themselves alone |
Location | St. Laurence Priory Church, Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Wellington III Z165I JN-M of 150 Sqn. R.A.F. Snaith 13/14th 09/1942 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1013/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1013/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-02-1945 |
End Date | 21-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (68% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into a heavily-wooded area near Hagen in Westphalia after being hit by flak |