Fletcher, Edward Walter
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Edward Walter |
Surname | Fletcher |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold and Ethel Mary Fletcher, of Dutton, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB638 |
Markings | P4-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. H. 21. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 36 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1549302 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 153 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Ribchester, Lancashire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Crucifix |
Memorial Text | In memory of Edward Walter Fletcher F/Sgt RAFVR killied on air operations over Germany Jan 28th 1945 aged 21 years |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all 150 Sqn personnel lost operating from Scampton 1944 -1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
This was the 30th and final operation of their tour |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-01-1945 |
End Date | 29-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighter and crashed near Michelbach, 4 km NNE of Aglasterhausen, about 45 km E of Heidelberg. |