Whittaker, Edwin Eric
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edwin Eric |
Surname | Whittaker |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Field Whittaker and Mary Elizabeth Whittaker, of Bishopthorpe, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Consolidated Liberator VI |
Serial Number | TS520 |
Markings | 6G-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Venray War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | VII. E. 3. |
Epitaph | TILL MEMORY FADES AND LIFE DEPARTS HE WILL LIVE FOR EVER IN OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 264 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2201893 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 223 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Blickling, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Wooden Case containing RAF Oulton Roll of Honour & former 18 (B) Sqn Standard |
Memorial Text | In memory of R.A.F. Oulton 1940 - 1945 |
Location | Junction of Aylsham Rd & New Rd, Oulton Street, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick piller and Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of the R.A.F. and U.S.A.A.F. based here 1940 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1376/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1376/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-02-1945 |
End Date | 21-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Oulton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (68% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support- to deploy Window |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed SE of Dortmund |