Parsons, Sidney John Rex
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Sidney John Rex |
Surname | Parsons |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William John James Parsons and Florence Muriel Parsons, of Hendra, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9682 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 113. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 82 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 404598 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Fradley, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Stencilled Composite Panels |
Memorial Text | This memorial is a tribute to all those both military and civil who came from many countries to serve at RAF Lichfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-02-1942 |
End Date | 26-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lichfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | At 2256 an SOS was received from this crew, nothing further was heard so it is presumed the Wellington was lost over the Irish sea. |