Harper, Edward Charles Bisset
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Edward Charles Bisset |
Surname | Harper |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Maj. Reginald Harry Bisset Harper, Formerly of The Royal Artillery, and Eleanor Grace Harper, of West Runton, Norfolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB562 |
Markings | ZN-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. H. 1. |
Epitaph | HE HAS OUT SOARED THE SHADOW OF OUR NIGHT ...'TIS DEATH IS DEAD, NOT HE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 45 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 172183 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-04-1944 |
End Date | 27-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Schweinfurt |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Eschelbronn, near Heidelberg |