Jarvis, Sidney Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Sidney Alfred |
Surname | Jarvis |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard and Nellie Margaret Jarvis of Walthamstow, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL851 |
Markings | BQ-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Niklaas Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sp. Mem. 'C'. Grave 32974. |
Epitaph | GONE FROM US BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. NEVER SHALL THY MEMORY FADE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 55 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1808378 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Chemin du Stoquois, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Metal sculpture & inscribed metal plaques |
Memorial Text |
Location | Heimolenhoek, Heimolen, Oost Flanders Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Stencilled composite panel mounted on marble pillar |
Memorial Text | Dit monument ter nagedachtenis van de 7 jonge mannen van de RAF en RCAF die 75 jaar geleden het leven lieten in de nacht 21/22 mei 1944 - Lancaster LL 851 van het 550 Sqn RAF |
Location | Communal Cemetery, St. Niklaas, Oost Flanders Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Heir rusten zeven berrmanningsleden van het 550 Squadron RAF North Killingholme die voor onze vrijheid stierven. Lancaster LL 851 - 21/22 mei 1944 |
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2044/5 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1944 |
End Date | 22-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night- fighter, crashing 0215 into a field owned by Albert Van Hoornick at Heimolen (Oost-Vlaanderen) between the Wever and Heimolenstraat some 3 km S of Sint-Niklaas |