Stibbard, John Hamilton
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | John Hamilton |
Surname | Stibbard |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Clarence Roy and May Hamilton Stibbard. Husband of Gladys Joan Stibbard, of Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL976 |
Markings | EA-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Marissel French National Cemetery, Beauvais |
Grave Reference | Grave 287. |
Epitaph | HE NOBLY DIED FOR PEACE, OTHERS AND US. HIS LOVING WIFE AND SON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 102 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 421096 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/482/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/482/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-07-1944 |
End Date | 08-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | St. Leu |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed approximately 01:30 on 8 Jul 1944 about 1 km SE of Beauvoir-en-Lyons (Seine-Maritime), 10 km WNW from Gournay-en-Bray. |