Willis, Sydney
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Sydney |
Surname | Willis |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John George and Beatrice Louise Willis, of South Shields, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG391 |
Markings | AS-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. H. 26. |
Epitaph | DEATH DIVIDES, MEMORIES CLING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 117 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1053228 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 166 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Air Ministry WWII Bell & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the aircrew of 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Info Board & Inscribed Stone Monument |
Memorial Text | In memory of the aircrew from many nations who flew with 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to those who served on 166 Sqn flying from RAF Kirminton during WW2, including those who flew on Op MANNA |
Location | St. Helena's Church, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Inscribed Metal Plaque & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the members of 166 Sqn RAF who flew from RAF Kirmington during WW2 and did not return |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1089/53 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1089/52 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-02-1945 |
End Date | 02-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Kirmington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Ludwigshafen |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss not established. Crashed in Hirschberg an der Bergstrasse-Leutershausen, 12 m E of target area. |