Edwards, Edward Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Edward Thomas |
Surname | Edwards |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Somerville Edwards and Gwenllian Edwards, of Camberwell, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5702 |
Markings | CF-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Aabenraaa Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Allied Mil. Plot. Row 4. Coll. grave 11. |
Epitaph | A NOBLE SACRIFICE IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM FOR EVER REMEMBERED. R.I.P. MUM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 32 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 929365 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Navigator |
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 27/2145/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-02-1944 |
End Date | 16-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down in flames by a night-fighter, crashed 2007 at Fjelstrup 9km NNE of Haderslev, Denmark |