Edwards, Robert Howard
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Robert Howard |
Surname | Edwards |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | Twice MiD |
Date of Death | 26-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Oliver Gilbert and Mary Emily Edwards, of Salford, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | L5502 |
Markings | QT-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Poland |
Burial/Memorial Place | Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. A. 7. |
Epitaph | LATE OF SEDBERGH SCHOOL, YORKSHIRE. "AT REST WITH OUR LORD" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 32 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 42113 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in Despatches June 1943 and June 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1940 |
End Date | 29-07-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Brussels |
Reason for Loss | Crash landed on 29/07/1940 at Audembert France after being hit by flak. All crew survived but captured as PoWs. On 26/09/1942 F/L Edwards shot at point blank range while climbing over the prison camp wire. |