Sheryn, Malcolm James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Malcolm James |
Surname | Sheryn |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 02-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Cyril Hinton Sheryn and Laura Rosina Sheryn, of Barry Dock, Glamorgan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED874 |
Markings | ZN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. A. 22-25. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF A DEAR SON AND BROTHER. WORTHY OF REMEMBRANCE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 96 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 622411 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Miscellaneous Information
Worked as a milkman and then joined to Merchant Navy prior to enlisting in the RAFVR in 1938 as a mechanic and later remustered as Flight Engineer |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-12-1943 |
End Date | 03-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Came down on an autobahn near Lindenberg, 10 miles from Berlin |