Edwards, Edward William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward William |
Surname | Edwards |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Tom and Harriet Annie Edwards, of Guisborough, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA679 |
Markings | WS-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Italy |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ravenna War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | I. G. 14. |
Epitaph | TREASURED MEMORIES. A LOVING SON WHO DIED FOR FREEDOM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 32 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 948474 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-07-1943 |
End Date | 16-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | Italy |
Reason for Loss | At 0405 transmitted Hit by another aircraft trying to make base soon afterwards crashed at Mirandola 30 Km NNE of Modena Italy. |