Hale, Edward Everett
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Edward Everett |
Surname | Hale |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward E. Hale and Dorelle S. Hale. Husband of Corinth Winston Eckman Hale, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1759 |
Markings | BU- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Thornaby-on-Tees Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot O. Row N. Grave 13. |
Epitaph | TED RESTS WITH GOD AND GOD IS LOVE, IN LOVE'S CARE HE SAFELY SLEEPS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 175 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/58480 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Miscellaneous Information
His mother was born in Scotland but all of the family had American citizenship. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1321/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1321/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-01-1942 |
End Date | 16-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Presumed crashed into the sea off Whitby |