Lewis Edmunds
Service number
621557
Military unit
150 Sqdn Royal Air Force
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death
31 Jul 1943 (31 years old)
Place of birth
Hunslet, Yorkshire West Riding.
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Family history
Son of Robert and Jane Edmunds, of Blackhill; husband of Georgina Edmunds, of Consett.
Military history
27/28 May 1941 Wellington R1044 150 Sqn. Take off from RAF Newton to bomb port at Boulogne. 24 aircraft to bomb shipping and the 4/SFltl. Schnellboot and Räumboote bunker construction site.
Crashed 04.45 on Colborough Hill, Halstead near Leicester on return after emerging from cloud to establish their position. On impact the aircraft broke in two the rear gunner being the only survivor.
Solo survivor, taken to RAF Hospital Raucby, Sleaford. Multiple injuries including a broken back. Died of Polio at RAF Hospital Raucby.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
Photo of Lewis Edmunds