Chetwynd-Stapylton, Edward Miles
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Edward Miles |
Surname | Chetwynd-Stapylton |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Philip Miles Chetwynd-Stapylton and Esme Louise Chetwynd Stapylton, of Odiham, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK650 |
Markings | XY-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 30. F. 6. |
Epitaph | THE GLORY WHICH THOU GAVEST ME I HAVE GIVEN THEM" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 144 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 191835 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 186 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1145/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1145/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-02-1945 |
End Date | 09-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (17% moon) |
Operation | Krefeld- to bomb Hohenbudberg railway yards. 151 Lancasters, all from 3 Group. 2 lost. Photographic reconnaissance was unable to detect any new damage |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and exploded over Schwafheim, Germany |