Webb, Sidney James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Sidney James |
Surname | Webb |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and M. E. Webb, of Stockingford, Nuneaton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME781 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Nuneaton (Stockingford) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. N. Grave 14. |
Epitaph | DEARLY BELOVED SON OF M.E. AND THE LATE JOHN WEBB. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 261 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2235330 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1651 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, West Wickham, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll & RoH |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who were killed while serving at RAF West Wickham / Wratting Common during WW2 |
Location | Weston Woods Farm, Wratting Common, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed Slate Tablet & Information Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who were killed while serving at RAF Wratting Common during WW2, including 1651 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-03-1945 |
End Date | 03-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Woolfox Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (86% moon) |
Operation | Diversionary raid of 69 aircraft in support of several minor operations over Germany and mine laying off the Norwegian coast |
Reason for Loss | Made a three-engine approach but came in much too slowly and lost height as a result. Sensing the problem, the crew applied power but then lost control and crashed near the airfield |