Sinden, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Sinden |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Amy Sinden. Husband of Mary Sinden, of Southwark, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV713 |
Markings | ZT-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 93. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 97 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 519693 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-06-1942 |
End Date | 06-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Encountered a severe electrical storm and, while attempting to get below it, crashed into the sea |