Buchanan, Stanley Lloyd George
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Stanley Lloyd George |
Surname | Buchanan |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Matthew Smith Buchanan and Margaret Agnes Buchanan (née Wilson), of West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ830 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 28. E. 7. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 138 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/92487 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Stanley was born at Vancouver, B.C. on 29 September 1918. Both parents were born in Scotland. His father, a commercial traveller, was born Newton, Lanarkshire and his mother at Grangemouth. The schools he attended were Prince George Public, 1926-1933, Baron Byng High, 1933-1936 and Prince George High, 1936-1937, West Vancouver. His sport interests were hunting and fishing and hobby was photography and guns. Stanley was a Caddie at Capilano Golf Club 1937-1938, then an apprentice engine fitter at John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Scotland 1938-1939. He then worked as a vet for Dr. J. Nelson between February and April 1940 and was a factory worker at American Can Co. between April and December 1940. |
He enlisted on 5 March 1941 and after initial training embarked from Canada on 28 February 1942. He arrived in the U.K. at 3PRC on 10 March 1942 and then 7 AGS on 30 May 1942, 1651 CF 28 June 1942 and 57 Squadron 29 June 1942. Stanley sadly lost his life on 12 August 1942. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-08-1942 |
End Date | 12-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Mainz. 154 aircraft. Centre of Mainz was badly damaged, including many ancient and cultural buildings such as the museum and castle. |
Reason for Loss | Lost over Germany |