Edwards, Frank George Gibling
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank George Gibling |
Surname | Edwards |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George William and Elizabeth Edwards, of Edgware, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED587 |
Markings | HW-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Maubeuge-Centre Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 19. |
Epitaph | TO OUR BELOVED SON AND HIS GALLANT COMRADES. HE WHO LOVES HIS LIFE LOSES HIS LIFE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 32 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1219680 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-03-1943 |
End Date | 10-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (15% moon) |
Operation | Munchen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Maubeuge France. |