Terry Edwards
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Sergeant Navigator 1322675
Parents: Henry Otho and Jenny Edwards
Home address: 40 Hill Street, Kingswood, Bristol
Date of birth: 1915
Date of death: 20/10/1943
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Kingswood (Holy Trinity) Churchyard (S.E. part, Grave 756.) and commemorated on Kingswood Memorial
Age: 28
Further information:
Terry enlisted in the RAF in 1940 and was stationed at RAF Wratting Common Suffolk from the 31st May 1943. His squadron was involved in the Battle of the Ruhr, North Germany which was an allied victory in July 1943. On the day of his death, Terry's crew took off from Wratting Common for a routine daytime air test of Stirling bomber EF 497. They subsequently collided with trees and crashed near Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, killing Terry and the other 6 members of the crew.
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.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://internationalbcc.co.uk/