In Memory Of

SHARP, NORMAN EDWARD

Service Details
Age:
 23
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 43046
Rank:
 Flight Lieutenant
Unit:
 159 Sqdn.
Regiment:
 Royal Air Force
Date of Death:
 1942-07-19
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Liberator II AL554, on operation to Tobruk, the aircraft may have been damaged over the target area by an enemy fighter. The crew were unable to locate their base of St.Jean and ran out of fuel trying to locate Lydda near Tel Aviv. The aircraft crashed while force landing in Hadera, Palestine. All but one of the eight man crew died
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 A. F. 16.
Cemetery:
 KHAYAT BEACH WAR CEMETERY
Country:
 Israel
Additional Information
Decorations:
 D F C
Citations:
 LG 18 July 1941 pg. 4123
Son of Wallace John and Eva Sharp, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Norman Sharp was granted his commission as Acting P/O on probation on 23rd March 1940, graded as P/O on probation on 13th July 1940 and on 25th September 1940 he was confirmed as P/O. As Acting F/Lt he was awarded the DFC for service with 51 Squadron, Gazetted on 18th July 1941. He had risen to F/O (War Subs) five days previously. He rose to F/Lt (war Subs) on 13th July 1942 having been posted to 159 Squadron prior to this to fly a second Tour. Attended Glenwood High School, Durban.