Sidey, Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Arthur |
Surname | Sidey |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Charles and Florabel Elvina Sidey, Husband of Ivy Alice Sidey, of North Wembley. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | AD694 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Alperton Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot D.D. Grave 58. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM (Extract from For The Fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 97 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 129162 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-03-1943 |
End Date | 01-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Port engine failed & when the crew tried to return to base, the bomber stalled at 1000ft & crashed on high ground nr Chorley brickworks, Oxon. |