Hicks, Stanley Charles
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Stanley Charles |
Surname | Hicks |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 06-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Albert and Mary Ann Hicks. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ616 |
Markings | AZ-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 13931. |
Epitaph | TO SAVE MANKIND, HIMSELF HE SCORNED TO SAVE (From O Valiant Hearts Hymn text from a poem by John Stanhope Arkwright) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 49 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 400322 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 627 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-01-1944 |
End Date | 06-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (82% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed shortly after take-off near Cambridge |