Cross, Stanley Esmond
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Stanley Esmond |
Surname | Cross |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
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Date of Death | 07-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percy John and Blanche Cross, of Orillia, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LP876 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 51. I. 8. |
Epitaph | LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 25 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/282958 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 24 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-12-1944 |
End Date | 07-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Honeybourne |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night circuits |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 4 mins after take off at Kifts Gate Court near Mickleton, 7 miles NNW of Moreton-in-Marsh Gloucestershire. |