Welsh, Edward Cameron
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward Cameron |
Surname | Welsh |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Date of Death | 24-12-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Charles Albert and Florence Lillian Welsh, Kingwilliamstown, Cape Province, South Africa. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N6066 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wyton (St. Margaret and All Saints) Churchyard, Houghton and Wyton |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 262 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1257327 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 26 CFlt |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | South Africa |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11178 (P364904/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-12-1941 |
End Date | 24-12-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training-local flying |
Reason for Loss | Flew into a tree and crashed at Kempston, near Bedford |