David James Edwards
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Sergeant (Flight Engineer) 1586160
Parents: Walter James Edwards and Ann Edwards
Home address: Woodstock House, Courtney Road, Kingswood, Bristol
Date of birth: 1925
Date of death: 20/01/1944
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery (Ref. 9. C. 22.), Germany and commemorated on Kingswood Memorial
Age: 19
Further information:
David was the only son of a Kingswood boot manufacturer and had 3 sisters, Barbara, Pauline and Pamela.
David enlisted in the RAF in 1941 and was stationed at RAF Kilmington, Devon. At 16.25 hours on the 20th January Lancaster R5862 took off from base on a night bombing raid of Berlin. The aircraft was intercepted at 22,000 feet by a night fighter over Berlin and shot down, crashing in the target area and killing David and the other 4 crew members.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/edwards-dj/