Skelton, Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward |
Surname | Skelton |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Date of Death | 02-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick M. Skelton and Eliza A. Skelton, of Wold Newton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | DV345 |
Markings | BQ-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wold Newton (All Saints) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | South Sec. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS" HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (John 15:13, KJV) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 97 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1473051 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Squadron Motto | Per ignem vincimus (Through fire we conquer) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occured on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-01-1944 |
End Date | 02-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (41% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft crashed at Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire on return from sortie. |