Kay, Desmond Hayward Sidley
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Desmond Hayward Sidley |
Surname | Kay |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 19-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Sidley Kay and Rosamond Emily Hayward Kay, of Thurlestone, Devon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | MM178 |
Markings | HS-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Adinkerke Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | E. 22. |
Epitaph | ONE OF THE FEW |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 192 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 42006 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 109 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Airfield Site, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to RAF Little Staughton, including 109 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Roll of Honour, Gp & Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to those who served at RAF Little Staughton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Gardens, Wyton, Cambridgshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wyton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Miscellaneous Information
Had flown at least 84 operational sorties |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/855/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/855/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-10-1944 |
End Date | 19-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Staughton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Pforzheim. 5 Mosquitoes, 1 lost |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in Belgium |