Fox, Sydney Frederick Norman
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Sydney Frederick Norman |
Surname | Fox |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick R. and Caroline Fox. Husband of Myrtle Alice Fox, of Shoreham-By-Sea, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED525 |
Markings | AR- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 131. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0476 (Block 6, Column 12, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 37 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 143802 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | P/O S.F.N. Fox 460 Sqn KIA 30/7/43 |
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Miscellaneous Information
Most sources incorrectly quote this aircraft's serial number as ED535 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1908/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1908/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-07-1943 |
End Date | 30-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (4% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighter ace Hpt Prinz zur Lippe-Wiessenfeld |