Edwards, Wilfred Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Wilfred Ernest |
Surname | Edwards |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 21-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert and Florence Edwards. Husband of Ivy Edwards, of West Bromwich, Staffordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM106 |
Markings | PH-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 217. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 32 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1579083 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Squadron Motto | Leads the field |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-07-1944 |
End Date | 21-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Courtrai |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |