Beaumont, Sidney Victor
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Sidney Victor |
Surname | Beaumont |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Leslie and Lily Beatrice Beaumont, of Gravesend. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P4298 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gravesend Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot B.16. Grave 1449. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1257957 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 25 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-08-1941 |
End Date | 31-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (66% moon) |
Operation | Training- night circuit training |
Reason for Loss | The pilot lost control while banking towards the runway. Crashed at 01:15 in Claypole village, Lincolnshire. Sgt Beaumont died of his injuries six days later. |