Collins, Edward Frank
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward Frank |
Surname | Collins |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick and Rosa May Collins. Husband of Phyllis Elsie Collins, of Highfields, Dursley, Gloucestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3415 |
Markings | WS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. D. 5. |
Epitaph | MEMORIES KEEP YOU EVER NEAR YOUR LOVING WIFE AND SON DAVID |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 146 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1180436 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James the Great Church, Dursley, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Painting and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of Sgt. Edward Frank Collins - 6th April 1942 |
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13185 (P367512/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/31 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/30 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-04-1942 |
End Date | 06-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (74% moon) |
Operation | Cologne- Humboldt works. Crews claimed accurate bombing but in fact the closest bomb landed 5 miles from the works |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 12km NW of Bonn |