Sanders, Richard Vernon
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Richard Vernon |
Surname | Sanders |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard Joseph and Amy Sanders. Husband of Frances L. Sanders, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LK382 |
Markings | OJ-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Roye New British Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row AA. Grave 6. |
Epitaph | GOD HAS YOU IN HIS KEEPING, WE HAVE YOU IN OUR HEARTS. MOM, DAD, FRANCES AND SUSAN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 237 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 125979 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-04-1944 |
End Date | 10-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- for France |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Esmery-Hallon in the Somme |