Edmonds, Gerald Boyd
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Gerald Boyd |
Surname | Edmonds |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank Samuel and Minnie Evelyn Edmonds, of Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Enid Mary Edmonds, of Stratford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LV971 |
Markings | BM-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Clichy Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 16. Row 7. Grave 8. |
Epitaph | IN LIFE, LOVED AND HONORED, IN DEATH, REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 159 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/5822 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 433 (Porcupine) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1862/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1862/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-04-1944 |
End Date | 19-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Noisy-le-Sec- to bomb marshalling yards. 181 aircraft. 4 Halifaxes Lost A successful raid with much damage being inflicted to the engine sheds and workshops. Delayed action bombs continued to explode for a week after the attack, hampering efforts to clear the site. 750 houses were destroyed, 464 people killed and 370 injured. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed in the target area |