Rice, Stanley Douglas Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Stanley Douglas Gordon |
Surname | Rice |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Stanley and Ellen Ida Christian Rice, of Upper Holloway, London. Eldest of three children. Brother Bernard served in the Fleet Air Arm and survived the war. Christine was the youngest. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM536 |
Markings | PG-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. C. 12-14. |
Epitaph | LOVE FROM ALL TO DEAR GORDON |
Ribbon Stone | 0667 (Block 8, Column 11, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 89 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1393469 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 619 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Dunholme Lodge Farm, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar with Inscribed Stone Tablet & Metal Lancaster Sculpture |
Memorial Text | R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge In memory of those who served here 1942 - 1946 |
Location | William Farr School, Welton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Information Board |
Memorial Text | Site of RAF Dunholme Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served with 619 Sqn during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Known to his family as Gordon but to his RAF colleagues as "Pud". He was training to be an accountant before enlisting. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2137/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1944 |
End Date | 29-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dunholme Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Grafenhausen |