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Plt Offr Laurence Hugh EDWARDS (36187) of the RAF

Captivity Details for Laurence Hugh EDWARDS 36187

Rank	Name, Number	Details	Date Captured	Unit	POW No	Camp
Plt Off	Laurence Hugh EDWARDS (36187)	Anson I K6183	1939-09-05	206 Sqdn	16	Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria

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Citation	AIR81 Casualty File Description	Link
AIR81/3	Pilot Officer L H Edwards: prisoner of war. Leading Aircraftman J Quilter, Sergeant A O Heslop and Aircraftman 1st Class G Sheffield: missing presumed dead; Anson K6183 failed to return from patrol over the North Sea, 5 September 1939.	C14141982

Aircraft Accident / Loss Entry

Date: 05 Sep 39 Aircraft: Anson I K6183 Unit 206 Sqdn Airfield /Crash Location ,
Details
Source	Henk Welting's Database
Aircrew details

Recorded in CWGC

Rank	Name, Number, Trade & Details	Date	Unit	Country	Cemetery/Memorial & Loc Ref
Sergeant	Alexander Oliver HESLOP (566050) Anson I K6183 AIR81/3	1939-09-05	9 Sqdn AIR27	United Kingdom	Runnymede Memorial
Leading Aircraftman	John QUILTER (524808) Anson I K6183 AIR81/3	1939-09-05	206 Sqdn AIR27	United Kingdom	Runnymede Memorial
Aircraftman 1st Class	Geoffrey SHEFFIELD (552231) Anson I K6183 AIR81/3	1939-09-05	206 Sqdn AIR27	United Kingdom	Runnymede Memorial

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