Stockdale, George Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | George Edward |
Surname | Stockdale |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mrs. F. Stockdale, of Hamilton, Ontario. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ME810 |
Markings | UL-K2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XV. C. 9. |
Epitaph | IN MEMORY OF A DEAR SON AND BROTHER. WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 102 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/24298 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/1 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-06-1944 |
End Date | 17-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Sterkrade |
Reason for Loss | Victim of a night fighter, crashing close to the Luftwaffe night-fighter airfield at Deelen in Holland |