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Sgt Frederick Henry Erdwin

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Sgt Frederick Henry Erdwin

Birth
England
Death
17 Apr 1941 (aged 19)
Lackan, County Wicklow, Ireland
Burial
Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland Add to Map
Memorial ID
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553897 Sergeant F.H. Erdwin.
Royal Air Force.
50 Squadron
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner.

From Frodshim, Cheshire, later living at Old Trafford, Manchester.
Orphaned at an early age, he was reared with his sister in a National Children's Home.
He joined the RAF in 1938, and was trained as a wireless operator at Cranwell.

For further details, see
Daveswrecks

The crew of the Handley Page Bomber, AD 730, comprised,
Pilot: John Kenneth Hill
Navigator: Sgt. Jack Lamb
Wireless Op/Air Gunner Sgt. Fred Erdwin
Air Gunner: Sgt. Stanley Wright


For further details on this fatal flight, see the entry on
John Kenneth Hill the pilot, who is also buried in this cemetery.
553897 Sergeant F.H. Erdwin.
Royal Air Force.
50 Squadron
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner.

From Frodshim, Cheshire, later living at Old Trafford, Manchester.
Orphaned at an early age, he was reared with his sister in a National Children's Home.
He joined the RAF in 1938, and was trained as a wireless operator at Cranwell.

For further details, see
Daveswrecks

The crew of the Handley Page Bomber, AD 730, comprised,
Pilot: John Kenneth Hill
Navigator: Sgt. Jack Lamb
Wireless Op/Air Gunner Sgt. Fred Erdwin
Air Gunner: Sgt. Stanley Wright


For further details on this fatal flight, see the entry on
John Kenneth Hill the pilot, who is also buried in this cemetery.

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  • Created by: John
  • Added: Jun 27, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38827071/frederick_henry-erdwin: accessed ), memorial page for Sgt Frederick Henry Erdwin (5 Mar 1922–17 Apr 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38827071, citing Saint Mary's Church of Ireland Churchyard, Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland; Maintained by John (contributor 47032041).