Appleton, Edward Robert Myddleton
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Edward Robert Myddleton |
Surname | Appleton |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Capt. Walter R. Appleton and Elizabeth J. Appleton, of Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Boeing Fortress |
Serial Number | |
Markings | JJ-X Eager Eagle |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Liverpool (Ford) Roman Catholic Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Grave 707. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 123 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 42475 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 75 (NZ) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hindolveston Rd, Foulsham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all those lost in a Mid Air Collision above this village on 31st August 1943 |
Location | Village Centre, Mepal, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A stone memorial, donated by former members of 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF stationed at Mepal between 1943 and 1945 |
Location | St. Andrews Church, Sutton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case with brass plaque |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour. Plaque, Presented by 75(NZ) Sqn Association - UK Branch in memory of Comrades named in the Roll of Honour |
Location | St. Marys Church, Feltwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Piller and Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 75 (NZ) Sqn, RAF. Formed at RAF Feltwell in April 1940 and flew from there until June 1942. The Sqn number was presented to New Zealand becoming 75 Sqn RNZAF in October 1946 until its disbanding in December 2001. |
Location | Newmarket Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | Remembering No 75 (New Zealand) Sqn, No 3 Gp Bomber Command. RAF Newmarket Heath, November 1942 - June 1943 |
Miscellaneous Information
It is not clear whether Appleton was on loan from 75 Sqn or had been transferred. CWGC has him listed as 75 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1943 |
End Date | 01-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Chelveston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Leaflet drop |
Reason for Loss | Flying with 422 Night Leaflet Squadron (USAAF) coded 42-5376 JJ-X “Eager Eagle” which was Piloted by 1st Lt Floyd H. Truesdell, out of Chelveston, Northamptonshire |