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Gerald Boyd Edmonds

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Gerald Boyd Edmonds

April 18, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/5822

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

433 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of Frank Samuel and Minnie Evelyn Edmonds, of Stratford, Ontario. Husband of Enid Mary Edmonds, of Stratford.

Commemorated on Page 298 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CLICHY NORTHERN CEMETERY
Hauts-de-Seine, France

Grave Reference:

Plot 16. Row 7. Grave 8.

Location:

Clichy is a town adjoining the northern boundary of Paris. The Cemetery lies between the Town Hall and the River Seine and is entered from the Rue General Roger. The British Plot is in the southern quarter of the Cemetery under the south boundary wall. Clichy is best reached from central Paris by taking the Metro from the Gare St. Lazare to Port de Clichy Station, which is near Clichy Town Hall.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Gerald Boyd Edmonds is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Gerald Boyd Edmonds is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Gerald Boyd Edmonds is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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  • Group photo– G. Edmonds Crew #433 Squadron with their Halifax 111 LV-971 Code BM-N at Skipton on Swale Airfield February 1943. Standing L.to R. - Flt.Sgt. Harold William (Bill) Fox R.A.F. Volunteer Reserve - W.OP/Air Gnr. Flt. Lieutenant Gerald Boyd (Gerry) Edmonds R.C.A.F.- Pilot. Pilot Officer Edwin Arthur (Red) Lansdowne R.C.A.F. - Air Bomber. Sgt. Arthur William (Art) Wilkinson R.A.F. Volunteer Reserve - Flt. Engr. Front Row L. to R. .....Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter R.C.A.F. - Mid-Uppr. Gnr. Pilot Officer Harold Keith Tole R.C.A.F. - Rear Air Gnr. On April 18/19, 1944 on a mission to attack the rail yards at Noisy Le Sec all crew were killed after being hit by flak in the target area. Submitted on behalf of: Karen L. (Carter) Schofield, niece of R.C.A.F. P.O. David B. Carter. Never To Be Forgotten. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.

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    Group photo – G. Edmonds Crew #433 Squadron with their Halifax 111 LV-971 Code BM-N at Skipton on Swale Airfield February 1943. Standing L.to R. - Flt.Sgt. Harold William (Bill) Fox R.A.F. Volunteer Reserve - W.OP/Air Gnr. Flt. Lieutenant Gerald Boyd (Gerry) Edmonds R.C.A.F.- Pilot. Pilot Officer Edwin Arthur (Red) Lansdowne R.C.A.F. - Air Bomber. Sgt. Arthur William (Art) Wilkinson R.A.F. Volunteer Reserve - Flt. Engr. Front Row L. to R. .....Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter R.C.A.F. - Mid-Uppr. Gnr. Pilot Officer Harold Keith Tole R.C.A.F. - Rear Air Gnr. On April 18/19, 1944 on a mission to attack the rail yards at Noisy Le Sec all crew were killed after being hit by flak in the target area. Submitted on behalf of: Karen L. (Carter) Schofield, niece of R.C.A.F. P.O. David B. Carter. Never To Be Forgotten. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
  • Photo of Gerald Boyd Edmonds– In Memory of the members of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Gerald Boyd Edmonds – In Memory of the members of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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