Callander, Edward
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Edward |
Surname | Callander |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFM, Croix de Guerre |
Date of Death | 07-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Callander and of Isabella Callander (Nee Bryden). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | X3466 |
Markings | KO-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 213. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 140 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1061420 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Date of crash- 7/5/42. Escaped from Stalag Luft IV on 5th March 1944 but was recaptured and after brutal interrogation was executed by the Gestapo in Mauhausen concentration camp |
Known as Ned |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-05-1942 |
End Date | 07-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Laon, France |