EDWARDS, Keith Thomas
| Service Number: | 27883 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 October 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 10 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Port Pirie, South Australia, 21 September 1914 |
| Home Town: | Colonel Light Gardens, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Thebarton Junior Technical and Adelaide School of Mines |
| Occupation: | Wireless Mechanic |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Bay of Biscay, Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean, 8 August 1942, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" At sea - Runnymede (Air Forces) Memorial, Surrey, England, Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Oct 1940: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 27883, RAAF Ground Training Schools, Empire Air Training Scheme | |
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| 8 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 27883 | |
| 8 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 27883, No. 10 Squadron (RAAF), Lost at sea Maritime Patrol Bay of Biscay |
Private Casualty Advices
Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), Tuesday 20 April 1943, page 4
Private Casualty Advices
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Edwards, of 6 Rapid avenue. Colonel Light Gardens. have received official advice that their only son, Wireless Air Gunner Keith Thomas Ed-wards, who was previously re-ported missing, was believed to have lost his life on August 8 1942 during air operations over the Bay of Biscay, in a Sunderland flying boat. He was educated at Thebarton Junior Technical School and Adelaide School of Mines. He joined the RAAF in September 1940, and went overseas in October,1941. He was 28 years of age.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48909490
Submitted 13 December 2017 by Al Staunton
Biography
Rootsweb ID: I495120 Birth Record: 21 Sep 1914 in Solomontown, South Australia
Only son of Father Thomas Henry Edwards and Mother Mabel Sylvia Edwards,
living at 6 Rapid Avenue, Colonel Light Gardens, SA.
Educated at Thebarton Junior Technical and Adelaide School of Mines, won his Intermediate Certificate.
Interested in hockey and swimming. In civil life a wireless mechanic.
He held an amateur broadcasting certificate at an early age.
8/10/1940 enlisted in RAAF, at Colonel Light Gardens, SA
place of enlistment Adelaide, SA
as a SGT Wireless Air Gunner Keith Thomas Edwards
Oct 1941 embarked for overseas
Leading Aircraftman in 10 SQUADRON
8/8/1942 killed during air operations over the Bay of Biscay in a Sunderland flying boat.
No known grave
Commemorated on Panel at the Air Forces Memorial, Runnymede, Surrey, UK.
His name is commemorated on Panel 99 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Sourced and submitted by Debra Mason (May 2015) and Julianne T Ryan (7/6/2016). Lest we forget.