Rozmiarek, Edmund
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Edmund |
Surname | Rozmiarek |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-09-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | K9480 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hucknall Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 93 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | P.780509 |
Service | Polish Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 18 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Poland |
Other Memorials
Location | West St, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of a Polish Pilot who in 1940 gave his life for the freedom of England |
Miscellaneous Information
First RAF Polish casualty of the war and also the first civilian casulaties, namely Albert EVANS Civilian (Aged 28), Alice Evans Civilian (Aged 30), Ronald Evans Civilian (Aged 8), Alice Evans Civilian (Aged 6), John Evans Civilian (Aged 2) |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/3399 (P354965/40) |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-09-1940 |
End Date | 23-09-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Hucknall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training flight- circuits and landings |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Hucknall after stalling. LAC Rozmiarak had successfully completed three circuits but on his fourth, while in a left-hand climbing turn, the aircraft stalled and crashed onto a semi-detached council house on the corner of Ruffs Drive and Laughton Crescent, Hucknall. Sadly, in addition to the pilot, the occupants of one of the houses were also killed. The occupants of the other house, the Smith family, were injured, as were an unnamed fireman and an airman from RAF Hucknall who went to assist. |