Military Monday: R.L. Edwards (Brookwood, UK)
When Flying Officer Robert Leslie EDWARDS was killed, military records reported he was 44 years old.
He was flying a Hurricane aircraft with #1 RCAF Squadron against German Dornier DO-17 bombers.
He was the first allied pilot shot down.
He died in the Battle of Britain.
He is buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery in Woking, Surrey, England.
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England
He was family.
Proud member of Graveyard Rabbits Association
