Avent, Sydney Walter George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Sydney Walter George |
Surname | Avent |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Mary Kathleen Avent, of Beckenham, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV768 |
Markings | BU- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. C. 2. |
Epitaph | HEARTS THAT LOVED HIM NEVER FORGET. ALWAYS IN MY THOUGHTS |
Ribbon Stone | 0763 (Block 9, Column 11, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 125 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1283173 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | The crew of Wellington DV768 Kiel 29 Apr 1942 |
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13933 (P368290/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1321/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1321/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-04-1942 |
End Date | 29-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Kiel |
Reason for Loss | Presumed to have crashed into the sea near the target |