Andrews, Edward Whybrow
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward Whybrow |
Surname | Andrews |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Whybrow Andrews and Daisy Andrews, of Beacon Hill, Surrey. Husband of Daisie Minnie Andrews, of Beacon Hill. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V6421 |
Markings | RH-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 38. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 123 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1380771 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 88 (Hong Kong) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A Stained Glass Window to commemorate RAF Swanton Morley and the Sqns that served there. In particular, 88 (Hong Kong) Sqn, 8th July 1941 - 19th August 1943 |
Miscellaneous Information
Pilot and Obs. Were seen escaping from the craft after the crash and are presumed to have drowned |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9868 (P363302/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/716/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/716/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-10-1941 |
End Date | 26-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Attlebridge |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-shipping patrol |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak in the port engine after attacking a convoy off the Dutch coast |