Carthy, Sydney John
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Sydney John |
Surname | Carthy |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 27-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Alfred and Margaret Carthy, of Bexley, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LN453 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Camberwell (Honor Oak) Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Screen wall. Panel 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 18 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 187561 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-02-1945 |
End Date | 27-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night exercise |
Reason for Loss | Engine failed after take-off, aircraft crashing into buildings alongside Lossiemouth harbour in attempting to return to the airfield |