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Edge, Alexander Rothwell

Date of birth:
November 16th, 1908 (Manchester/Manchester, England)
Date of death:
1985 (Haddington/East Lothian, Scotland)
Service number:
90325
Nationality:
British

Biography

Alexander Rothwell Edge married Margaret Jean Arbuthnott Hay on August 7th, 1940.

Promotions:
?: Flying Officer;
September 3rd, 1940: Flight Lieutenant;
?: Wing Commander.

Career:
September 5th, 1934: 'A' Licence, Yorkshire Aero Club;
1936: No. 603 Squadron;
August 2nd, 1940: Training Command;
?: EFTS;
1940: Operational Training Unit;
1942: Liaison Officer;
?: Operational Training Unit;
?: Wing Commander Flying Training, HQ. No. 12 Group;
March 1945: OC, Accident Investigation, SEAC HQ Delhi.

Flown aircraft (as far as known):
- Supermarine Spitfire Mk I, R6636.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1943
Air Force Cross (AFC)

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