Payne, Sidney Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Sidney Alfred |
Surname | Payne |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
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Date of Death | 05-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph D. Payne and Ethel M. Payne. Husband of Winifred J. Payne, of New Eltham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Anson I |
Serial Number | DG985 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eltham Cemetery, Woolwich |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Grave 92. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 83 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1376668 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-05-1943 |
End Date | 05-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into a hill at Blockley, Gloucestershire |