Taylor, Sidney Alan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Sidney Alan |
Surname | Taylor |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney William and Nellie Taylor, of Leicester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED951 |
Markings | CF-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leicester (Gilroes) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G.G. Grave 255. |
Epitaph | PROUD MEMORIES, ALAN DARLING "INTO THY HANDS, O LORD" MOTHER AND FATHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 105 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1583320 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/37 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 17-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in very poor visibility on return, the aircraft coming down at Gayton-le-Wold, near Louth |