Fox, Edward George
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Edward George |
Surname | Fox |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George P. and Emily Fox, of Brantford, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | LW209 |
Markings | OW-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 13. G. 15. |
Epitaph | I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE" "DABO TIBI CORONAM VITAE" Give You the Crown of Life |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 166 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/40225 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1944 |
End Date | 18-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 523 aircraft, 8 Halifaxes lost (1.5%). A successful raid. 346 houses destroyed and 524 badly damaged. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak |