Tovey, Edward Donald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward Donald |
Surname | Tovey |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph Richard R. and Lottie L. Tovey, of Sheffield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7441 |
Markings | MG-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 53. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 255 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1109112 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Marham Heritage Centre Memorial Garden, Marham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Vertical Propeller Blade atop a brick plinth bearing slate memorial. |
Memorial Text | This propeller blade was recovered from the seabed off the coast of Denmark, where Short Stirling W7441 crashed on the 29th September 1941. Crew: Sgt CJ Cobbold Pilot PoW; Sgt ED Tovey 2nd Pilot KIA; Sgt D Neil Navigator PoW; Sgt A Donaldson WoP/AG PoW; |
Location | Avnøvej 97-115, Avne, Syddanmark Provincer |
Country | Denmark |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stones & information board |
Memorial Text | I Lillebælt faldt 29/90/41 |
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9338 (P362638/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/98/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/98/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-09-1941 |
End Date | 30-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (73% moon) |
Operation | Stettin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Little Belt, Denmark. The survivors tried to evade capture but were all arrested in the early hours of 1st October |