Edward Ashley Oldham
Service Number
1582625
Military Unit
Date of birth
Unknown
Date of Death
Unknown (Age Unknown)
Place of Birth
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Employment, Education or Hobbies
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Family History
He was the son of Arthur and Ethel May Oldham of Nottingham
Military History
166 Sqdn Lancaster I W4780 took off at 00.12 3rd January 1944 from Kirmington to bomb Berlin and was lost without trace. Oldham’s crewmates were James Birtwhistle, Geoffrey Firth, Harold Frederick Hales, John Hamilton, Winifred Patten Harrison and Peter Murray. 383 aircraft – 362 Lancasters, 12 Mosquitoes and 9 Halifaxes took part in the raid which killed 36 civilians and destroyed 82 houses. Industrial damage, however, was slight on this occasion.
Extra Information
Runnymede Memorial Panel 235
Photographs
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