Kirkbride, Sydney Chapman
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Sydney Chapman |
Surname | Kirkbride |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-07-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Isobel Kirkbride. Husband of Kathleen Mary Kirkbride, of Bradford, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | L7792 |
Markings | LF-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 12. D. 1A. |
Epitaph | NOR TOO CLOSELY APPROACH THE MARGENT OF THINGS BEYOND OUR KEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 194 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 566117 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 37 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/388/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/388/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-07-1940 |
End Date | 15-07-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Raid on Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak, SW of Bremen. Two of the crew survived |