Sonny was born in 1926 to Solomon and Deborah nee Phillips. Sonny’s headstone states that he had a brother and sister but little else is known to date about his early life. Research is ongoing.

Sonny was on board Halifax PP349 which departed from RAF Linton-on-Ouse. Shortly after takeoff, while in the initial climb, the crew informed ground that a fire had erupted on board and elected to return for an emergency landing. During a last turn to the left, the aircraft went out of control, lost height and crashed in a huge explosion in a field on the Tancred Estate, between Whixley & Linton on Ouse, located 2 and a half miles southwest of the airfield. All seven crew members were killed.

Pilot, S/L Kenneth Searby Stammers DFC, AFC, DFM, 65989.
F/E, William Ian Harvey, 176669.
Flight Sergeant Sonny Fox.
LAC, John Charles Simpson, 1530898.
LAC, Glyndwr Pritchard, 1653762.
LAC, Hampton Sharling, 1500420. W/Op,David Robert Jones, 1076904.