Ward, Stephen Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Stephen Henry |
Surname | Ward |
Gender | M |
Age | 39 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert S. and Beatrice A. Ward. Husband of Winifred D. Ward, of Brixton, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NN743 |
Markings | IQ-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 13. G. 1. |
Epitaph | HOW SLEEP THE BRAVE, WHO SINK TO REST, BY ALL THEIR COUNTRY'S WISHES BLEST! (Extract from the poem How Sleep the Brave by William Collins) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 111 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1880385 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 150 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque and Rolls of Honour |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Personnel of 150 Squadron R.A.F. Snaith 1941-1942 Not for themselves alone |
Location | St. Laurence Priory Church, Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Wellington III Z165I JN-M of 150 Sqn. R.A.F. Snaith 13/14th 09/1942 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1013/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1013/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-12-1944 |
End Date | 13-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and burst into flames crashing in the target area with its bomb load intact. |