O'Connell, Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward |
Surname | O'Connell |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Date of Death | 26-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Patrick Francis and Louisa Jeanette O'Connell, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P1186 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cottesmore (St. Nicholas) Churchyard Extension |
Grave Reference | Compt. 11. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | DUTY NOBLY DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 80 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 402468 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11771 (P365651/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-01-1942 |
End Date | 26-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bombing practice |
Reason for Loss | Dived into the ground near Pinchbeck, Spalding |