Palmer, Stanley John Fielding
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Stanley John Fielding |
Surname | Palmer |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Stanley Lyle Palmer and Ellen Jeanette Palmer, of West Perth, Western Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME573 |
Markings | JO-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. E. 24. |
Epitaph | ONE OF THE BEST. HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 82 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 415677 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-03-1944 |
End Date | 16-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1904hrs. Believed to have fallen victim to flak. Crashed 3km SW of Ludwigsburg, located 10km N of Stuttgart. |