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Military service
Service number:
R/58531
Age:
23
Rank:
Warrant Officer Class II
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Death:
June 30, 1942
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 102.
Additional information
Born 1 March 1919 in Armstrong, British Columbia. Son of William and Mary Blanche Sidney, of Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada. Brother of Frances, Marjorie, Gordon and Tom. Enlisted in Kamloops, British Columbia 6 December 1939. He stated he was single and a farmer. He had former service with the Rocky Mountain Rangers.
Additional citations
1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Pilots Flying Badge earned 9 June 1941. Operational Wings posthumously awarded 1 May 1946.
Digital gallery of Warrant Officer Class II Lawrence Sidney
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Newspaper clipping
From the Vancouver Sun. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Warrant Officer Class II Lawrence Sidney is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Warrant Officer Class II Lawrence Sidney is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Photo of Lawrence Sidney
Lawrence Sidney on the right, Pocklington Air Base, UK 1941 or 1942 -
Photo of Lawrence Sidney
Lawrence Sidney with his gear on, Pocklington Air Base, UK 1941 or 1942 -
Cablegram
Cablegram to say that Lawrence arrived safely in England, Aug 2, 1941 -
Photo of Lawrence Sidney
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Photo of Lawrence Sidney
Lawrence Sidney at Pocklington Air Base, UK 1941 or 1942
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II Lawrence Sidney
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II Lawrence Sidney
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II Lawrence Sidney
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II Lawrence Sidney
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II Lawrence Sidney
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II Lawrence Sidney
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II Lawrence Sidney
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II Lawrence Sidney
Digital gallery of
Warrant Officer Class II Lawrence Sidney
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 114 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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