Stokes, Neville George
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Neville George |
Surname | Stokes |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-12-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard and Pearl P. C. Stokes, of Blakehurst, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Manchester I |
Serial Number | R5795 |
Markings | OF-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 34. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 102 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 60345 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11061 (P364750/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/17 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/16 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-12-1941 |
End Date | 18-12-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Brest- daylight attack on the pocket-battleship Gneisenau |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over the sea by Me 109s. Five of the seven crew were seen by other aircraft to bale out |