Sharpe, Oswald Lloyd
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Oswald Lloyd |
Surname | Sharpe |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Oswald George and Ruby Mary Sharpe, of Gerringong, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV829 |
Markings | -L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. G. 9. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 96 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 403959 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 25 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-07-1942 |
End Date | 01-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Finningley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Caught by searchlights over the target and, after being damaged by flak, the aircraft hit a pylon trying to evade the lights and crashed |