Stone, Philip John
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Philip John |
Surname | Stone |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 13-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Theodore Handley Stone and Emily Ida Stone, of East Molesey, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED828 |
Markings | VN-S Sammy the Donkey Serenade |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tubbergen (Reutum) Roman Catholic Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row U. Grave 3. |
Epitaph | ALL HE HOPED FOR, ALL HE HAD, HE GAVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 102 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 66031 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Birchwood Way, Birchwood Estate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Inscribed Marble Obolisk |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Air Crews and Ground Staff who gave their lives whilst serving with No 50 Squadron and No 61 Squadron, 5 group, Bomber Command The Royal Air Force 2nd World War 1939 to 1945. No 50 Squadron "From defence to attack" Operated from Waddi |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Stone |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Skellingthorpe. My brief sweet life is over, My eyes no longer see, No Christmas Trees, No summer walks, No pretty girls for me, I've got the chop - I've had it, My nightly ops are done, Yet in another 100 years I'll still be twenty one. R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/487/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/487/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-06-1943 |
End Date | 13-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skellingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Bochum |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night-fighter & crashed nr. Almelo, Holland. |