Freeman, William Edwin
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Edwin |
Surname | Freeman |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William E. and Emily Annie Freeman, of Fulham, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED408 |
Markings | PH-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 136. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 1088 (Block 102, Column 16, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 37 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1311073 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | W.E. 'Sonny' Freeman 12 Sqn Missing 1943 |
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
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-04-1943 |
End Date | 29-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (32% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying- Geraniums region |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighter. |