Edwards, Gordon Cull
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gordon Cull |
Surname | Edwards |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Charles and Edith Laura Edwards, of Plymouth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DG275 |
Markings | YW-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Plymouth (Efford) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Gen. Grave 1113. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 32 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1522340 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1660 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-10-1943 |
End Date | 01-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Broke up after failing to recover from a violent spin and crashed near Bardney airfield Lincolnshire. |