Stone, John Knight
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Knight |
Surname | Stone |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Willie and Ethel Stone, of Bury, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1526 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2. B. 1-4. |
Epitaph | TIME SHALL NOT FADE NOR SHADOWS DIM BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES WE HAVE OF HIM. "ANTE LUCEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 102 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 966478 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Fradley, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Stencilled Composite Panels |
Memorial Text | This memorial is a tribute to all those both military and civil who came from many countries to serve at RAF Lichfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-07-1942 |
End Date | 01-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lichfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Nothing further was heard from the aircraft which crashed in Germany |