Marais, Stephanus Francois
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Stephanus Francois |
Surname | Marais |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Marthinus Wessels Marais and Maria Fredrica Jacoba Marais. Husband of Audrey Joyce Marais, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | N2849 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll grave 6. E. 13-17. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
Ribbon Stone | 0341 (Block 5, Column 1, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 67 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580428 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | South Africa |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to site of former SHQ, Newton, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Statue, Plaque and information board |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Newton from 1940 to 2001 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6959 (P359749/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/813/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/813/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-06-1941 |
End Date | 17-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Newton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (47% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss |