Hewitt, Edgar Sydney
Personal Information
Rank | AC1 |
Forename(s) | Edgar Sydney |
Surname | Hewitt |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edgar and Nancy Hewitt. Husband of Jean Hewitt, of Mavis Enderby. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | P9270 |
Markings | OJ-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Skegness (St. Clement) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot 40. Grave 34. |
Epitaph | LOVE'S LAST GIFT, REMEMBRANCE |
Ribbon Stone | 0126 (Block 2, Column 15, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 181 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 547085 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In honour of E.S. Hewitt 149 Sqn |
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1000/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1000/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-05-1940 |
End Date | 24-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | To attack targets in battle area |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Barton Mills as the aircraft came in to land |