Edwards, David Roy
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | David Roy |
Surname | Edwards |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Sherratt Edwards and Elsie May Edwards, of Rawnsley, Staffordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4849 |
Markings | GT-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 148. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 159 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1198784 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 156 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary Magdalene Church, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | We light the way" This tablet is placed in memory of Flight Lieutenant JL Sloper DFC and Bar, RAFVR. And in tribute to all who served with 156 Squadron Path Finders Force at RAF Warboys, 1942-1945, In gratitude. |
Location | Tithe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillars and inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | From this RAF Station Warboys 156 squadrons No 8 (PFF) group, marked targets for Bomber Command 1942-1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-04-1943 |
End Date | 19-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | La Spezia. 178 aircraft to bomb the dockyard but in fact the bombing fell mainly to the north west. The railway station and many public buildings were hit. One aircraft lost (0.6%) |
Reason for Loss | Presumed lost off the French coast |