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Sergeant Edward Fenwick

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Sergeant Edward Fenwick

Birth
Northumberland, England
Death
3 Mar 1941 (aged 23–24)
Newton Abbot, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
Burial
Felton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England Add to Map
Plot
C. of E. plot, left of path from entrance.
Memorial ID
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1941 March Quarter death "registration"-

Name: Fenwick, Edward---Age: 23

District: Newton A [Vol & Page: 5b & 369]


115 Squadron's Vickers Wellngton Ic (#R3279) bomber aircraft, with an aircrew of six, took off from RAF Marham in the early evening for an air operation. Upon its return flight, R3279 crashed at sea off Dartmouth, Devon, taking the lives of the entire crew.

The airmen who perished in this incident were-

RAFVR Sergeant Ronald Charles BROCKWAY,

RAFVR Sergeant George Liddell ELLIOTT,

RAFVR Sergeant Edward FENWICK,

RAFVR Sergeant Herbert Walter GREEN,

RAFVR Sergeant Geoffrey Rochfort PIKE and

RAFVR Sergeant Albert Walter WHITE.


Military Service-

Rank: Sergeant

Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner

Service Number: 939539

Age: 23

Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Division: 115 RAF Squadron; RAF Marham, Norfolk


Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Fenwick, and stepson of Rachel S. Fenwick, of Jesmond, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England.


He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

1941 March Quarter death "registration"-

Name: Fenwick, Edward---Age: 23

District: Newton A [Vol & Page: 5b & 369]


115 Squadron's Vickers Wellngton Ic (#R3279) bomber aircraft, with an aircrew of six, took off from RAF Marham in the early evening for an air operation. Upon its return flight, R3279 crashed at sea off Dartmouth, Devon, taking the lives of the entire crew.

The airmen who perished in this incident were-

RAFVR Sergeant Ronald Charles BROCKWAY,

RAFVR Sergeant George Liddell ELLIOTT,

RAFVR Sergeant Edward FENWICK,

RAFVR Sergeant Herbert Walter GREEN,

RAFVR Sergeant Geoffrey Rochfort PIKE and

RAFVR Sergeant Albert Walter WHITE.


Military Service-

Rank: Sergeant

Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner

Service Number: 939539

Age: 23

Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Division: 115 RAF Squadron; RAF Marham, Norfolk


Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Fenwick, and stepson of Rachel S. Fenwick, of Jesmond, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England.


He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.


Inscription

939539 SERGEANT
E. FENWICK
WIRELESS OPERATOR/AIR GUNNER
ROYAL AIR FORCE
3RD MARCH 1941 AGE 23

(Epitaph...)
HE DIED
THAT WE MIGHT LIVE



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  • Created by: SJB Hearn
  • Added: Oct 14, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153704995/edward-fenwick: accessed ), memorial page for Sergeant Edward Fenwick (1917–3 Mar 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 153704995, citing Felton Cemetery, Felton, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England; Maintained by SJB Hearn (contributor 46864594).