Edwards, Norman John
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Norman John |
Surname | Edwards |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Norman and Laura Gertrude Ellen Edwards, of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3473 |
Markings | SR-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 14. B. 4-8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 159 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 79510 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 101 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary & St. Peter's Church, Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Standard & Roll of Honour in wooden bookcase |
Memorial Text | In memory of 101 Squadron 1943-45 based at RAF Ludford Magna |
Location | Village Centre, Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Brass plaque on adjacent bench |
Memorial Text | In memory of 101 Squadron 1943-45 based at RAF Ludford Magna |
Location | The White Hart PH, Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal on external wall of PH |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 101 Squadron 1943-45 |
Location | The National Aboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Monument |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to all those who served on 101 Squadron, and honours those who made the ultimate sacrifice. We will remember you. |
Miscellaneous Information
His brother, 405515 Sgt. Denis Edwards was tragically lost on operations with Bomber Command just four days earlier - see http://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/106895 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/802/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/802/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-06-1942 |
End Date | 04-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Bremen. 170 aircraft. Although crews reported indifferent results, this was in fact the third heaviest raid on Bremen of the war. The U-boat factory was damaged as was the harbour area generally |
Reason for Loss |