Greenwood, Stanley Stuart
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Stanley Stuart |
Surname | Greenwood |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest and Violet Monkman Greenwood, of Ambleside, Westmorland. His Brother Keith Douglas Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME687 |
Markings | UL-S2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 27. D. 1-11. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 42 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 650233 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Miscellaneous Information
His brother Keith Douglas also died on service |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/43 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-05-1944 |
End Date | 23-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund |
Reason for Loss | Shot down homebound, crashing at Hiddingsel, five miles from Dulman |