Edwards, John Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Frederick |
Surname | Edwards |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fred W. Edwards and Margaret L S Edwards, of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4185 |
Markings | WS-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oberschleissheim Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | NOT JUST TODAY BUT EVERY DAY IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 32 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/91707 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Edwards Point, Manitoba; On the northern bank of Robinson Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Point |
Memorial Text |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Very unusual in not having been moved to a concentration graveyard. The men were left where they were originally buried at the request of the next of kin of the crew having been buried with full military honors by Luftwaffe personnel from the nearby Scleissheim airfield; founded in 1912 it is the oldest operational airfield in Germany. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/45 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/44 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-12-1942 |
End Date | 22-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Munich |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Oberschleissheim, 10 Km N of Munchen. |