Bird, Sydney Dennis
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Sydney Dennis |
Surname | Bird |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Joseph and Nellie Ethel Bird, of Lashburn, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED453 |
Markings | EA- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 12. H. 3. |
Epitaph | EVER FONDLY REMEMBERED BY ALL AT HOME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 9 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/115874 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Navigator/Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/481/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/481/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-06-1943 |
End Date | 15-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (86% moon) |
Operation | Oberhausen |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have crashed nr. Lembeck. |