Saunders, John Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Stanley |
Surname | Saunders |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-11-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Stanley Saunders and Edith Saunders. Husband of Freda Alice Filmer Saunders, of Iver, Buckinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | Z1292 |
Markings | QT- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. A. 17. |
Epitaph | BELOVED HUSBAND OF FREDA AND FATHER OF CAROL MARY AND JOHN CLEMENT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 94 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 963858 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/972/29 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/972/28 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11-1941 |
End Date | 01-12-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss not established. Crashed between Rastorfer Passau and Wildenhorst, 12 km ESE of Kiel. |