Stobbs, Joseph Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Joseph Kenneth |
Surname | Stobbs |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Edgar and Theresa Emma Stobbs, of Huddersfield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB405 |
Markings | PG-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Venray War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | V. A. 10-11 (Coll.) |
Epitaph | BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES SILENTLY KEPT OF ONE WE LOVED AND WILL NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 102 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1549518 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 619 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2137/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-09-1944 |
End Date | 20-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dunholme Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Monchengladbach |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Oblt. Fritz Lau 4./NJG1 and crashed in Holland |