john-g Posted 6 January , 2019 Share Posted 6 January , 2019 Hi, I am trying to find out what this chaps full name was, in the 24 Squadron History(Illingworth & Robeson) he is listed as 2/Lt S J Sibley, I cannot find him. I have also checked Air Force lists for 1919 and 1912 without any luck. Blue skies jpeg52 Anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerchantOldSalt Posted 6 January , 2019 Share Posted 6 January , 2019 Samuel John Sibley Service Record at WO339/64012 National Archives Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERITAGE PLUS Posted 6 January , 2019 Share Posted 6 January , 2019 (edited) See also: https://airwar19141918.wordpress.com/tag/dh2/ Dave Edited 6 January , 2019 by HERITAGE PLUS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil 2242 Posted 6 January , 2019 Share Posted 6 January , 2019 Also POW card: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josquin Posted 6 January , 2019 Share Posted 6 January , 2019 John, Some additional details concerning Sibley: Samuel John Sibley, born in 1897 (birth registered 4th Quarter; Christened 4 November 1897) at Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, the son of Samuel John Sibley; joined RFC Special Reserve 4 September 1917, to be Lieut. November 1916, to 24 Squadron 6 June 1916, to 48 Squadron 30 August 1917, to be Flight Commander & T/Captain 24 October 1917; MIA & POW 14 February 1918; repatriated 14 December 1918, at Hull. Mentioned in Despatches 20 May 1918 (London Gazette). Died in 1965, at Chichester, Sussex. Sibley's observer on 14 February 1918 was 2nd Lieut. Osbert Guy Stanhope Crawford, born on 28 October 1886, at Bombay, India, and a resident of East Woodhay, Hampshire in 1901. Crawford was a 2nd Lieut. in the Royal Berkshire Regiment when he was accepted by the RFC as an observer on probation, on 6 January 1917. He was posted to 23 Squadron on 16 February 1917, injured in an accident on 6 March 1917, and was posted to 48 Squadron on 20 September 1917. MIA & POW with Sibley on 14 February 1918, Crawford was Mentioned in Despatchjes on 20 May 1918, was promoted to T/Lieut. on 1 July 1918, and was repatriated 14 December 1918, at Hull. Living in Donnington, Berkshire before the war, Crawford died in 1957, at Romsey, Hampshire. I hope this was of interest. Josquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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