Edwards, Hubert William Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Hubert William Joseph |
Surname | Edwards |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ch. Sto. Hubert Harry Edwards R.N. (Died On Active Service 13Th November, 1940) and of Ada Elizabeth Edwards, of Tatlins End, Buckinghamshire. Husband of W. A. Edwards, of North End, Portsmouth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PA979 |
Markings | OF-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 205. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 32 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 157108 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-07-1944 |
End Date | 21-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Courtrai |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace with its very experienced crew |