Edwards, Sidney Albert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Sidney Albert |
Surname | Edwards |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Arthur and Ivy Maud Edwards, of Bow, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND813 |
Markings | OF-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hellemmes-Lille Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row A. Grave 3. |
Epitaph | GONE FROM OUR HOME BUT NEVER FROM OUR HEARTS. LOVE'S LAST GIFT, REMEMBRANCE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 32 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 170938 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-05-1944 |
End Date | 11-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Lille- to attack railway yards |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Lezennes Ronchin SE suburbs of Lille, after a midair explosion. |