Holbourn, Edwin Cecil
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Edwin Cecil |
Surname | Holbourn |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Cecil and Mabel Holbourn. Husband of Hilda May Holbourn, of Worthing, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB645 |
Markings | ZN-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 5. A. 28-30. |
Epitaph | IN TREASURED MEMORY OF TED, A BELOVED HUSBAND AND DEVOTED SON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 50 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 156071 |
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 27/834/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-01-1944 |
End Date | 02-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (41% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the Berlin area |