LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class 1 Frederick Lister EDWARDS
Service No: 9070
Born: Lisbon, Portugal, 31 May 1905
Enlisted in the RAAF: 13 February 1940 (at Adelaide SA)
Unit: No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School, Parafield SA
Died: Accident, Adelaide SA, 18 April 1940, Aged 34 Years
Buried: Adelaide (West Terrace) Cemetery, SA
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Frederick William and Elizabeth Hewett Edwards; husband of Mary Elizabeth Edwards, of North Adelaide
Roll of Honour: Adelaide SA
Remembered: Panel 115, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
On the 18 April 1940, Aircraftman Class I Edwards was killed in an accident on his way home from Parafield aerodrome.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 9070