Allen Laird Edy

Allen Laird Edy was a Flight Lieutenant and pilot, service number 41566. CWGC records his death on 5 December 1941, aged 25, and his burial at Andreas (St Andrew) Churchyard on the Isle of Man. Veterans Affairs Canada records his parents as John Curtis Harrington Edy and Minnie Louise Edy of St Andrews, Manitoba.

Unit Histories gives a useful career and award summary. It records Edy as born in Winnipeg in 1916, leaving Winnipeg for England in June 1938 to join the RAF, and receiving the DFC for low-level operations around Calais in May 1940. Aviation Safety Network gives the final accident: Spitfire IIa P7502 of No. 457 Squadron RAAF crashed near Ramsey on the Isle of Man after taking off from RAF Andreas; Edy was killed. The Spitfire pilots database and Veterans Affairs Canada both connect him to No. 457 Squadron, matching the service-number identity. These records tie the same name to the same service number, award trail and casualty date, reducing the risk of confusing him with another airman of similar name.