Harrill, Edward Charles
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Edward Charles |
Surname | Harrill |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edgar George Collins Harrill and Edith Ella Harrill, of Corston, Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA930 |
Markings | HW-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. K. 17. |
Epitaph | GOD'S GREATEST GIFT, REMEMBRANCE |
Ribbon Stone | 1173 (Block 103, Column 13, Row 4) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 45 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 157285 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | P/O E.C. Harrill JA930 100 Sqn 4.9.43 Berlin |
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-09-1943 |
End Date | 04-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Exploded over Berlin |