Dean, Sidney John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Sidney John |
Surname | Dean |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas John and Mabel Agnes Dean, of Sonning. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sonning (St. Andrew) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | S.E. corner. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 28 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1385334 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 26 OTU |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old Airfield Site, Wing, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of Bomb Aimer (1385334) Sidney J. Dean. Died here struck by Propeller of Wellington Z8970 5th February 1943 |
Location | Old Airfield Site, Wing, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Stencilled Composite Panels & Info Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of thousands trained at RAF Wing who lost their lives during training. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Wing |
Day/Night Raid | |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Died from injuries sustained after walking into a spinning propeller of a Wellington bomber at RAF Wing Bucks. Died in RAF Hospital, Halton. Body returned to Sonning Berks and interred at Saint Andrews Graveyard. |