Edlington, Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald |
Surname | Edlington |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney and Clarice Edlington, of Hull. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT579 |
Markings | NP-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Villeneuve-en-Montagne Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD, AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD: WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 159 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 569765 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-12-1942 |
End Date | 12-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (21% moon) |
Operation | Turin. 82 aircraft, 4 losses (4.8%). Many crews turned back before crossing the Alps due to extreme icing. 28 crews bombed the city but the local authorities only report 3 high explosive bombs fell, 2 of which did not explode. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Villeneuve en Montagne, France |