Edye, Bruce Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Bruce Henry |
Surname | Edye |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Benjamin and Edith Ethel Maude Edye, of Orange, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | HX375 |
Markings | -X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | II. H. 23. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 32 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 403570 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 26 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Old Airfield Site, Wing, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Stencilled Composite Panels & Info Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of thousands trained at RAF Wing who lost their lives during training. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-06-1942 |
End Date | 02-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (89% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Took off at 2259. Crashed 0130 near Antwerpen |