Phillips, Edgar Richard
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Edgar Richard |
Surname | Phillips |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 01-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edgar and Mary Phillips, of West Hartlepool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | T1832 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hartlepool (Stranton) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 4. Div. A. C. of E. Grave 136. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 226 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 63417 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Norwich Airport, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | Memorial to the aircrew of the RAF and USAAF who served and gave their lives whilst operating from RAF Horsham St Faith |
Miscellaneous Information
For his gallantry he was MiD and his group captain said P/O Phillips actions rank among the greatest stories of heroism in the proud record of the RAF. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Horsham St. Faith |
Day/Night Raid | |
Operation | Dan Helder Naval base |
Reason for Loss | Seriously injured from AA guns during a low level attack, he landed the aircraft having been propped up in the pilots seat, and was transferred to Norwich hospital but died from his injuries. |