Richards, Derrick Sydney James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Derrick Sydney James |
Surname | Richards |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James W. and Anne Richards. Husband of Ellen Richards, of Cottenham, Cambridgeshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BF525 |
Markings | -A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 236. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 231 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1393487 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1653 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Monument with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In memory and honour of the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force Squadrons who were based at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar & inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RAF Chedburgh, 1942 to 1946, including those of 1653 HCU |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed RoH |
Memorial Text | A Roll of Honour of 1653 HCU personnel who served at RAF Chedburgh, 1942 to 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1944 |
End Date | 14-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- flying with -D and -G, all tasked to fly base - Bodmin- Land's End- St. David's Head- Fishguard- 5133N 0510W, Aberystwyth- Church Honeybourne- base. |
Reason for Loss | Last seen at Land's End |