Rance, Sidney Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | AC1 |
Forename(s) | Sidney Herbert |
Surname | Rance |
Gender | M |
Age | 41 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 07-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel and Edith Annie Rance. Husband of Sarah Dorothy Rance, of Little Sandhurst. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sandhurst (St. Michael) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row 2. Grave 121. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (From John 15:13) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 88 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1472254 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 12 OTU |
Trade | Ground |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in Despatches June 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-01-1944 |
End Date | 07-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Chipping Warden |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
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Reason for Loss | Was home on leave visiting his wife and new baby when he saw an aircraft crash at Longdown Road, Sandhurst, Berkshire, he ran to the scene but his clothes caught fire, and died despite the flames being extinguished. The crew of the aircraft perished. (Dundee Evening Telegraph, 7 January 1944) |