Saunders, Edwin Cyril
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edwin Cyril |
Surname | Saunders |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Ebenezer and Ethel Lucy Saunders, of Finsbury Park, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | Z7439 |
Markings | GB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | The Hague (Westduin) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Allied Plot. Row 3. Grave 61. |
Epitaph | NEITHER DEATH, NOR LIFE ... SHALL BE ABLE TO SEPARATE US FROM THE LOVE OF GOD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 237 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 925661 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7721 (P360666/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-07-1941 |
End Date | 19-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Swanton Morley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-shipping patrol |
Reason for Loss | Shot down into the sea off Scheveningen, Holland |