Stansfield, Joseph Ross
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph Ross |
Surname | Stansfield |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Benjamin Popplewell Stansfield and Cora Hilda Stansfield, of Fagley, Bradford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P5328 |
Markings | UB-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Calverley (St. Wilfrid) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 89. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 101 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1005937 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 455 (Australian) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11335 (P365091/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1897/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1897/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-01-1942 |
End Date | 04-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | La Rochelle |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1716hrs. Crashed at 0100hrs at Folly Farm, Haddenham, 6 miles SW of Aylesbury. Upon impact the aircraft burst into flames. Due to the scattering of the wreckage, the cause of the crash was not able to be ascertained. |