Spratt, Edward Devereux
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Edward Devereux |
Surname | Spratt |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
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Date of Death | 03-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Colonel Edward James Henry Spratt and Alice Spratt. Husband of Isla Frances Spratt. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK400 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | High Hurstwood (Holy Trinity) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 89. |
Epitaph | "THY SON LIVETH" ALSO HIS WIFE ISLA FRANCES 3RD SEPTEMBER 1941 AGE 27 "TALITHA CUMI" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 100 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 84278 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 12 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-03-1943 |
End Date | 03-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Chipping Warden |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Lost control, while in cloud & crashed nr. Chipping Norton. |