Sharp, Reginald James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Reginald James |
Surname | Sharp |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Ethel Sharp. of Carshalton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7523 |
Markings | LS-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Carshalton (All Saints) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. S. Grave 174. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 240 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 615021 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-05-1942 |
End Date | 19-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Crashed soon after take-off due to engine failure coming down into trees at Graveley, Cambs |