Bradford, Edward Albert John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Edward Albert John |
Surname | Bradford |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John William and Lottie Florence Bradford, of Norsewood, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS780 |
Markings | KO-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 13539. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 415742 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-09-1943 |
End Date | 14-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Little Snoring |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- systems test and bombing practice |
Reason for Loss | Crashed onto a railway embankment near Magdalen, north of Downham Market, Norfolk |