Parker, Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Edward |
Surname | Parker |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 02-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Ada Parker. Husband of May Parker, of Burnley, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | NE115 |
Markings | UL-B2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. D. 12. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 82 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 54422 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Oswold's Church, Castle Bolton, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In honoured memory of Flying Officer E. Parker D.F.M. of 576 Sqn. 2nd. Nov. 1944 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Miscellaneous Information
DFM was awarded whilst with 101 Squadron. Gazetted 7 December 1943. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/11 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-11-1944 |
End Date | 03-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Crashed and exploded on impact at Langenfeld. |