Sleep, Royston
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Royston |
Surname | Sleep |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Gibson Sleep and Isabella Sleep, of North Heaton, Newcastle-On-Tyne. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL955 |
Markings | ZN-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oosterwolde General Cemetery, Oldebroek |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | WE DO NOT DIE, WE CANNOT DIE, WE ONLY CHANGE OUR STATE OF LIFE. LOVE, MAM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 98 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1533681 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1944 |
End Date | 22-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Scholven-Buer |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night- fighter and crashed at Oosterwolde (Gelderland) some 15 km SW of Zwolle in the neighbouring province of Overijssel. |