Wilks, Edmund
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edmund |
Surname | Wilks |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Edith Mary Wilks, of Cross Gates, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | L5467 |
Markings | RH-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Haraucourt Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 3. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM (From the Fallen Poem by Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 265 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 537423 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 88 (Hong Kong) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A Stained Glass Window to commemorate RAF Swanton Morley and the Sqns that served there. In particular, 88 (Hong Kong) Sqn, 8th July 1941 - 19th August 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-05-1940 |
End Date | 26-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Les Grand Chapelles |
Day/Night Raid | Night (78% moon) |
Operation | Attack targets north of Sedan |
Reason for Loss | Crashed between Bulson and Haraucourt |