Powell, Edwin Sampson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edwin Sampson |
Surname | Powell |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ralph Edwin and Lily Powell, of Trent Vale, Stoke-On-Trent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | HX356 |
Markings | NP-G Goofy's Gift |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Row B. Grave 13. |
Epitaph | DUTY NOBLY DONE,"SON" EVER REMEMBERED BY MOTHER, SISTERS AND BROTHERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 228 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1818899 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1050/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1050/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-11-1944 |
End Date | 08-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed moments after takeoff at Gembling, SSW of Bridlington, Yorkshire |