Johnson, Sydney Wallace
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Sydney Wallace |
Surname | Johnson |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Olive Johnson, of Derby. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | R3693 |
Markings | BL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Garancieres-en-Drouais Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES KEEP YOU EVER NEAR YOUR SORROWING MOTHER AND FATHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 190 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 937626 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 40 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-06-1940 |
End Date | 14-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bombing in battle area |
Reason for Loss | Hit by enemy fire, partly abandoned with one engine on fire as it crashed into the ground |