Sedgley, Edgar Albert Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Edgar Albert Ernest |
Surname | Sedgley |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of William James Harry and Ida May Sedgley, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P4297 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Middleton Stoney (All Saints) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Row C. Grave 15. |
Epitaph | HIS EARTHLY WINGS ARE FOLDED AND LAID BY HIS KINGDOM IS THE GLORY OF THE SKY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 95 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 42443 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Observer/Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/2253 (P352853/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-06-1940 |
End Date | 13-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- practice instrument flying |
Reason for Loss | Spiralled out of control over Iwerne Minster in Dorset |