Graaff, Stafford
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Stafford |
Surname | Graaff |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hendrik Christian and Lucy Jane Graaff, of Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. His Brother Dewhurst Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P1323 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Exeter Higher Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. Z.K. Grave 44. |
Epitaph | GREATLY LOVED AND GREATLY LOVING HE PASSED ON TO LIGHT OUR WAY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 41 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 777668 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Rhodesia |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9028 (P362225/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-09-1941 |
End Date | 12-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- First night solo |
Reason for Loss | T/O for the Pilots first night solo in a Hampden at 2115, the bomber dived into a field at Slade Farm, 3 miles S of the airfield and about a mile E of the hamlet of Northbrook. |