Edge, Eric
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric |
Surname | Edge |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of The Late Randolph L. and Alice Edge. Brother of Mrs. Mary Alice Huyton (Nee Edge), of Pendlebury, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB642 |
Markings | ZN-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. E. 15. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. MAY WE BE WORTHY OF THAT CAUSE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 31 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1074118 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-01-1944 |
End Date | 02-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (41% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down outbound, crashing at Hoya alongside the river Weser |