Personnel Index - Detail
Name
PARISH
First Names
Edward Francis
Rank
Sgt
Service
RAF
Service Number
818132
Crew Position
Wireless Operator
Age
20
Date of Death
07/12/1940
Cemetery
Part of the panel at Runnymede
6/7 December, 1940; NIGHT PATROL/AERODROMES:
After four nights of waiting, 5 of the squadron's night patrol aircraft took off to 'destroy enemy aircraft', (those attacking Bristol) in conjunction with 15 Hampdens from other squadrons.
Tragedy was to befall the squadron this night when it was later established that 2 aircraft had failed to return from operations: Sgt pilot Stuart Greeves (X3050) and crew came down in the North Sea, to the west of Ostend due to flak damage. All four members of the crew are still officially classified as missing.
Hampden X3050 (EA-N)
Sgt S.G. Greeves Pilot (Missing)
Sgt M.H. Davies W/OP (Missing)
Sgt E.F. Parish W/OP (Missing)
Sgt L. Young A/OB (Missing)