Morton, Edgar Elliot
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Edgar Elliot |
Surname | Morton |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Portlock Morton and Lucy Elizabeth Morton, of Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | P2193 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sensenruth (Curfoz) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 1-2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 215 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 40635 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Rue des Quatre Moineaux, Curfoz, Sensenruth, Luxembourg Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Stencilled metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Ville de Bouillon RAF Fairey BATTLE P2193 PM-C No. 103 Squadron + P/O E. MORTON KIA, A1C A. ROSS KIA 12 Mia 1940, 49°48’42”N/05°05’03”E |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Miscellaneous Information
103 Battles flew without observers on this operation |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-05-1940 |
End Date | 12-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Bétheniville |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Troop formations between Bouillon and Sedan |
Reason for Loss | Hit by ground fire and crashed inverted at Curfoz, near Bouillon |