Hemmings, Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward |
Surname | Hemmings |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward and Ellen Hemmings, of Hanley, Stoke-On-Trent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster l |
Serial Number | W4836 |
Markings | PH-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Stoke-On-Trent (Hanley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 9868. |
Epitaph | TOO GOOD IN LIFE TO BE FORGOTTEN IN DEATH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 180 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 610854 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | |
Operation | Mine laying - Lorient |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Wickenby at 1741 hrs detailed to attack targets at Lorient. Aircraft crashed on return from operation to base, coming down in Newball Woods in the airfield circuit some 3 miles from the airfield |