Edwards, Stuart Lacey
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Stuart Lacey |
Surname | Edwards |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick William and Janet Wright Edwards, of Cammeray, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LB239 |
Markings | F2-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Nantes (Pont-du-Cens) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot L. Row C. Coll. grave 24-26. |
Epitaph | THE MEMORY OF THOSE HAPPY DAYS WHEN WE WERE ALL TOGETHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 160 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 424759 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 635 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-06-1944 |
End Date | 12-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Nantes- to target rail facilities. Part of a 671 aircraft force to further hamper lines of communications leading to the Normandy area. Cambrai and Caen attacks were scattered but Amiens, Arras and Poitiers were accurate. 23 aircraft were Lost (3.4%) including that of Charles Mynarski VC, the subject of the Canadian Lancaster 'Vera'. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Vertou, SE of Nantes, France |