Whitechurch, Edward Kimpton
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Edward Kimpton |
Surname | Whitechurch |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Robert and Lucy Jane Whitechurch. Husband of Myra Whitechurch, of Mission Bay, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME372 |
Markings | 9J-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Mosevraa Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 115. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 115 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 426232 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 227 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1410/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1410/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-03-1945 |
End Date | 22-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Returning from an attack on a refinery near Hamburg, the Lancaster ditched in the North Sea off the Danish coast |