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Henry Gordon Edwards | |||
| Rank: | Flt.Sergeant | Number: | 648197 |
| Ship/Rgn/Sqn No: | 103 Sqn RAF | ||
| Name of Rgt or Ship: | Bomber Command | ||
| Died: | 23/06/1942 | Age: | 18 |
| Country of burial: | Lost Overseas | Grave Photo: | Yes |
| Cemetery or Memorial: | Runnymede Memorial | ||
| Town Memorial: | Not Listed | ||
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Born during the June quarter 1914 in the Chorlton R.D. - ref: 8a/1350, the son of David John & Louisa (Bessie) Edwards (nee Adams). Took off at 23.08 hours from RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire in a Wellington Mk Ic - No. DV818 PM to bomb Emden. The a/c went down into the sea off the coast of Holland. The other crew members were:- The pilot, Wing Commander Oliver Godfrey, aged: 26, is buried at Wierhuizen Protestant Cemetery, in the former municipality of Eenrum (now: De Marne), in the province of Groningen, Netherlands. Sgt. Porteous, aged: 19, is buried at the Sage Cemetery, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany; Sgt. Vincent John Gallogly RAAF, aged: 23; Pilot Officer Arthur Cyril Reid Downward, aged: 30 and Flight Sgt Edwards, are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. Sgt. F.E. Barnett survived and became a POW. | |||
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