Stone, Jack Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jack Alfred |
Surname | Stone |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Alfred and Alice Esther Stone, of Hornsey, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL895 |
Markings | UM-Y2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. E. 18-22. |
Epitaph | NOT GONE FROM MEMORY, NOT GONE FROM LOVE, BUT GONE TO THE RESTING PLACE ABOVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 102 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1808611 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 626 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Main Entrance, Wickenby Airfield, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Metal Scupture, Info Board |
Memorial Text | This memorial commemorates the 1080 aircrew killed on operations with Nos (12B) and 626 squadrons whilst based at Royal Air Force Wickenby 1942-1945, the design and building of the memorial in 1981 was funded by subscription from members of the Wickenby R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1944 |
End Date | 29-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed 0230 at Vaihingen 8 Km SW of Stuttgart. |