Sergeant Edward Gedge

Born:

1925

Pupil:

1928

Parents:

Edward Gedge and Dora

Address:

34 Leighton Road, Hove

Personal Details:

He was a Chartered Accountant, was married to Dorothy and lived in Endington, Birmingham.

School Details:

"Our Record" 98 Form V 19/32

"Our Record" 99 Form V 24/29

In 1929 he gained a pass in Cambridge Junior Local.

Military Details:

Bomber Command records suggest that he was killed on the raid on Leipzig in which 823 aircraft took part and in which 78 planes were lost.  "This was the heaviest Bomber Command loss of the war so far". 

Memorial:

Harderwijk General Cemetery

Gelderland

Holland

Plot 1 Grave 42

Old Shorehamer Charles George Merces died on the same raid.

Additional Information:

Lancaster JB609 took off from Wickenby at 23:23. Shot down by night fighters flown by Oblt. Hans-Heinz Augenstein of III/NJGI and crashed at 02:30am at Elspeet, Gelderland.

Crew Members Killed on raid:

• Pilot F. Sergeant Norman Bowker

• F. Engineer Frank Burdett

• N. F. Sergeant Arthur Corlett

• Bomb aimer Sergeant Edward Gedge

• Air gunner Sergeant Eric Goodridge

• Air gunner w/o James May

• W/op Sergeant Haydn Williams