Sherwood, Norman Louis
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Norman Louis |
Surname | Sherwood |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Louis Sherwood, of Morden, Surrey. Husband of Jean Eileen Sherwood, of Didcot, Berkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | BB317 |
Markings | NF-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 139. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 240 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1330133 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-09-1943 |
End Date | 20-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Parsnip 7/ Lettuce 12, for Holland |
Reason for Loss | Damaged by enemy fire and ditched in the North Sea |