Sykes, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Sykes |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Bertram and Mary Elizabeth Sykes, of Heaton, Bradford, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED347 |
Markings | WS-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oosterhout Protestant Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 92. |
Epitaph | PROUD MEMORIES OF MY DEAR SON JOHN WHO GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 104 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1014079 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/45 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/44 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-12-1942 |
End Date | 21-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter, crashing at Oosterhout, Holland |