Sliman, Allan Melrose
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Allan Melrose |
Surname | Sliman |
Gender | M |
Age | 39 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Andrew and Jane Sliman.. Husband of Gladys Rosina Sliman, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster |
Serial Number | PB132 |
Markings | AA-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chelmsford (Writtle Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 5828. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 242 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1826936 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 75 (NZ) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Memorial Gardens, Chesterfield FC, Chesterfield, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Garden, Inscribed Stone Tablets & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Dedicatory text to Allan Sliman |
Location | A142 Mepal, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Piller and Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | Former site of RAF Mepal. Home to No 75 (New Zealand) Sqn, No 3 Gp, Bomber Command, 1943-1945 |
Location | Village Centre, Mepal, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A stone memorial, donated by former members of 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF stationed at Mepal between 1943 and 1945 |
Location | St. Andrews Church, Sutton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case with brass plaque |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour. Plaque, Presented by 75(NZ) Sqn Association - UK Branch in memory of Comrades named in the Roll of Honour |
Location | St. Marys Church, Feltwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Piller and Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 75 (NZ) Sqn, RAF. Formed at RAF Feltwell in April 1940 and flew from there until June 1942. The Sqn number was presented to New Zealand becoming 75 Sqn RNZAF in October 1946 until its disbanding in December 2001. |
Location | Newmarket Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | Remembering No 75 (New Zealand) Sqn, No 3 Gp Bomber Command. RAF Newmarket Heath, November 1942 - June 1943 |
Miscellaneous Information
A carpenter by civilian trade but also a talented footballer who played for Chesterfield, having been transferred from Bristol City for a record sum. He eventually transferred to Chelmsford City FC as manager as his age increased. |
F/O A R Baynes was the captain. This was the crew's first operational sortie |
Known as Jock by his fellow crew |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-04-1945 |
End Date | 15-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Mepal |
Day/Night Raid | Night (9% moon) |
Operation | Potsdam |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by two Ju88s, raking the front of the fuselage with cannon shells and mortally wounding the flight engineer. The aircraft otherwise made a safe return and Sgt Sliman was rushed to hospital where he sadly died. |