Sykes, Walter Bradbury
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Walter Bradbury |
Surname | Sykes |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
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Date of Death | 18-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Edgar and Audrey Georgina Sykes, of Woodthorpe, Dobcross. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | L4058 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Saddleworth (St. Chad) New Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 2110. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 104 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1100792 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8407 (P361491/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-08-1941 |
End Date | 18-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training flight- Night bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | Spun into the ground and burst into flames on take-off due to an engine failure |