Ripley, Sidney
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Sidney |
Surname | Ripley |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Mary Ann Ripley, of Burley In Wharfedale, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Anson I |
Serial Number | R3408 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hambleton (St. Andrew) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | East South East of church. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 90 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 363472 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 18 OTU |
Trade | WOp/Mech./Air Gnr |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5950 (P358474/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-04-1941 |
End Date | 23-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Bramcote |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | t/o for a night navigation exercise. Strayed approx. 20 miles off its intended course and entered the Midlands barrage balloon defences. At about 2338, the Anson collided with a cable and came down at Stole House, Walsgrave on Sowe on the eastern outskirts of Coventry |