Bonter, Stewart Millen
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Stewart Millen |
Surname | Bonter |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Wadsworth Bonter and Ada Lough Bonter, of Marmora, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | NP689 |
Markings | QO-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 31. D. 18. |
Epitaph | HE HAS HIGHER FLIGHTS TO REACH, A FULLER LIFE TO LIVE WITH GOD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 133 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/42472 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/46 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/45 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-03-1945 |
End Date | 16-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Hagen. 267 aircraft, 10 losses. Clear visibility. A devastating attack with most of the bombing falling in the centre and eastern districts. 505 people were killed and 30000-35000 were bombed out. |
Reason for Loss |