Sherven, Vernon Thomes
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Vernon Thomes |
Surname | Sherven |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-05-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL414 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Montrose (Sleepyhillock) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 2. Class C. Grave 18. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 96 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/211938 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, adjacent to Sandtoft airfield, Sandtoft, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone obolisk and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served and died at RAF Sandtoft during Word War II |
Location | Eastern end of former main runway, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone sculpture and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 1667 HCU RAF 1943 To those who tyranny threatened flew from this runway, some never to return and to those who supported them on the ground, we remember you all |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-05-1944 |
End Date | 01-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Sandtoft |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Night cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | The Halifax dived into the ground in Caenlochan Forest, Angus, Scotland |