Edwards, Peter Bernard Gill
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Peter Bernard Gill |
Surname | Edwards |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank Gill Edwards and Elsie Mary Edwards, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1770 |
Markings | BL-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 10. E. 4. |
Epitaph | FOR ENGLAND'S GREEN AND PLEASANT LAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 159 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 63840 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 40 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7526 (P360428/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-07-1941 |
End Date | 10-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Alconbury |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Osnabruck |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter flown by Oblt Helmut Lent, who became one of the Luftwaffe's most celebrated night-fighter pilots |