Wareham, Sidney John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Sidney John |
Surname | Wareham |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Beatrice Mary Wareham, of Coventry. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA843 |
Markings | KM-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. B. 5. |
Epitaph | WITHOUT FAREWELL YOU LEFT US. ALWAYS REMEMBERED BY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 112 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1204189 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Dunholme Lodge Farm, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar with Inscribed Stone Tablet & Metal Lancaster Sculpture |
Memorial Text | R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge In memory of those who served here 1942 - 1946 |
Location | William Farr School, Welton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Information Board |
Memorial Text | Site of RAF Dunholme Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Miscellaneous Information
Sidney attended Bablake School from 1925 to 1930 and his name may be found on the Bablake School Memorial. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/451/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/451/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-01-1944 |
End Date | 31-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dunholme Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Approaching the AP at 19,500 feet, received a direct hit from flak and fell out of control. At 13,000 feet the Lancaster exploded, throwing clear P/O Johnston, who was taken as POW. |