Kelloway, Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Edward |
Surname | Kelloway |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Edward Kelloway and Anna Kelloway (née Caddo), of Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | DV187 |
Markings | PH-A2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 11. K. 10-14. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 58 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/115923 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Edward was born at Vancouver, B.C. His father was a locomotive engineer, born on the Isle of Wight, England, and his mother was born in Michigan, USA. The schools he attended were St. Joseph’s Separate school 1925-1933 ,followed by Port Arthur Tech. 1933-1937 Machine Shop). His sport interests were baseball, hockey, soccer, bowling and basketball. Edward worked at the Sturgeon River Gold mine, then as a cook for two months and then at the Canadian Car and foundry 1939-1941 as a clerk and riveter. |
He enlisted on 13 August 1941 at Saskatoon and after training embarked for the U.K. on 28 October 1942. He arrived in the U.K. at 3 PRC on 5 November 1942, 10 (0) AFU 14 December 1942, 28 OTU 2 February 1943, 1662 CU 15 May 1943 and 12 Squadron on 17 June 1943. Sadly Edward .was to lose his life on 27 August 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1943 |
End Date | 28-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Nurnberg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Gerolzhofen, 20 Km SE of Schweinfurt |