Rickersey, Sydney George
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Sydney George |
Surname | Rickersey |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George James Rickersey and Ann Alice Rickersey, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Husband of Ellen Mary Rickersey, of Waverley, New South Wales. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1451 |
Markings | TX-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 57. |
Epitaph | TO FREEDOM BORN, FOR FREEDOM DIED TO LIVE IN PEACE WITH HONOR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 90 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 420272 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 11 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Model Farm, Lewknor, Oxfordshire (Private Property) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed SlateTablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Wellington R1451 which crashed on a training flight on 2nd September 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-09-1943 |
End Date | 02-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Westcott |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed during bombing exercise Oxon |