Patrick John Edmonds
Person details
| Forename(s) | Patrick John |
|---|---|
| Surname | Edmonds |
| Rank | Flying Officer |
| Regiment | RAFVR |
| Age | 31 |
| Death | Missing presumed killed |
| Place of Death | Western Europe |
| Date of Death | 07/06/1944 |
| Year of Entry | 1927 |
| House Letter | A |
| School Notes | - |
| Comments |
"Tasked to bomb communications behind the beachhead. Lost without trace. All are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial." War record of 115 Squadron http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/115_wwII.html http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/bombercommandno115squadron.cfm |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | 115 Squadron |
| Prefect | - |
| Military Decorations | - |
| Album Number | 21 |
| Battle | |
| Previous Regiment | - |
| Burial or Cemetery | Memorial > Runnymede |
| Citations | |
| Archives | Correspondence file in OR files in Radley Archives |
| Post School | Engineering College |
| Prep School | |
| Prisoner of War | |
| Radlein Obituary |
November 19 1944. Recorded as missing June 17 1945. Recorded on the Roll of Honour November 25 1945. Missing on air operations, June 7th, 1944, now presumed killed, Patrick John Edmonds, FIg. Off., R.A.F.V.R. (Macpherson's. A, I927-30). When Pat Edmonds first came to Radley, he was large for his age, but very shy. It did not take him long, however, to find his feet, and, keeping always very fit, he became a great defender of smaller boys in Social Hall. From the moment that he first tried sculling, he made up hill mind to concentrate on rowing. It was not long before he was in his Social IV and later in the 2nd VIII. If he had stayed another year, he would almost certainly have rowed at Henley. His other passion lay in the workings of various types of engines from motor cycles to Flying Scotsmen. Shortly after leaving Radley, he went to an Engineering College, and when war broke out he had the utmost difficulty in obtaining his release from a reserved occupation in order to join the R.A.F.V.R. This he managed to do in 1941, and two years later he was commissioned. |
| Service Number | 133096 |
| Place of Birth |
