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Flight Sergeant Sidney Carl Lester

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Flight Sergeant Sidney Carl Lester

Birth
Death
15 Jan 1942
Marham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
Burial
Strood, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England
Plot
Sec. U. Grave 229.
Memorial ID
60118092 View Source
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Six aircrew members, flying on one of 115 Squadon's Vickers Wellington bombers based at RAF Marham, perished when their aircraft crashed at Marham's aerodrome.
The casualties of this Wellington accident were-
RAF Sergeant Ronald Frederick BISHOP,
RAFVR Sergeant Donald Hewett FAITH,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Sidney Carl LESTER,
RCAF Flight Sergeant Donald Joseph MASKILL,
RAFVR Sergeant Stanley Arthur ORFORD and
RAF Sergeant Robert Miller SHAW.

Military Service-
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Trade: Air Gunner
Service Number: 1378068
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 115 RAF Squadron (MOTTO: ‘Despite The Elements’)

Husband of Adie W. Lester of Rochester, Kent, England.

Six aircrew members, flying on one of 115 Squadon's Vickers Wellington bombers based at RAF Marham, perished when their aircraft crashed at Marham's aerodrome.
The casualties of this Wellington accident were-
RAF Sergeant Ronald Frederick BISHOP,
RAFVR Sergeant Donald Hewett FAITH,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Sidney Carl LESTER,
RCAF Flight Sergeant Donald Joseph MASKILL,
RAFVR Sergeant Stanley Arthur ORFORD and
RAF Sergeant Robert Miller SHAW.

Military Service-
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Trade: Air Gunner
Service Number: 1378068
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 115 RAF Squadron (MOTTO: ‘Despite The Elements’)

Husband of Adie W. Lester of Rochester, Kent, England.

Bio by: SJB Hearn

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