The story
Name: F H EDWARDS
Rank: Acting Leading Airman
Official number: FX 77173
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 788 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Lanka
Date of death: 1942-04-05
Aircraft: Swordfish V 4371
Place of death: Ceylon
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 3, Panel 2
Family details: Son of Charles Alfred and Florence Eliza Edwards of Carshalton, Surrey
Rank: Acting Leading Airman
Official number: FX 77173
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 788 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Lanka
Date of death: 1942-04-05
Aircraft: Swordfish V 4371
Place of death: Ceylon
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 3, Panel 2
Family details: Son of Charles Alfred and Florence Eliza Edwards of Carshalton, Surrey
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You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
Every record is a doorway to a larger story. Explore Back to Normandy to discover more, or visit Fred Vogels' personal website to learn about the person and the projects behind it.