Knight, Sidney
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Sidney |
Surname | Knight |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and May Knight, of Northampton. Husband of Grace Amelia Knight, of Kingsley, Northampton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB537 |
Markings | PH-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 22. B. 3-10. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS ALL FOR THOSE HE LOVED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 60 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1575506 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-11-1943 |
End Date | 24-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (15% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Vrees. Possibly due to flak. |