Sanderson, Owen James
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Owen James |
Surname | Sanderson |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Johnstone Sanderson and Ruby Ina Sanderson, of New Farm, Queensland, Australia. A.F.I.A., A.I.I.S. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7573 |
Markings | HA-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. J. 9. |
Epitaph | FOR EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 237 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 404685 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-08-1942 |
End Date | 21-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (67% moon) |
Operation | Mining off the Fehmarn Channel, Germany |
Reason for Loss | Crashed ENE of Schleswig |