Stapley, Robert McKie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert McKie |
Surname | Stapley |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
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Date of Death | 02-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank and Charlotte Stapley, of Hartfield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | Z1107 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hartfield (St. Mary) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave D.73. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND THE COMING OF THE DAWN WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 101 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1807327 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 28 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-08-1943 |
End Date | 02-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Castle Donington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed after an engine fire at Breedon-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire |