Abel, Sydney
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Sydney |
Surname | Abel |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hugh Stanley Abel, and of Lily Abel, of Stretford, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED451 |
Markings | ZN-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 17. B. 12. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. MAY WE BE WORTHY OF HIS NOBLE SACRIFICE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 1 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1335643 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Location | Lincoln County Hospital Chapel, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of Officers, NCO's & Other Ranks of 5 (Bomber) Group RAF who gave their lives Sept 1939 - May 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-04-1943 |
End Date | 01-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Wulfen, a town on the E bank of the River Wient, 7 km NE of Dorsten. |