Davis, Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Stanley |
Surname | Davis |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edgar and Harriet Ann Davis, of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | R9453 |
Markings | MP-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 81. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 1588 (Block 108, Column 6, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 153 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1006122 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Sgt Stanley Davis 76 Sqn Halifax II R9453 MP-K Lost Without Trace |
Location | Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/650/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/650/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1942 |
End Date | 31-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Tain |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | To bomb the Tirpitz in a Fjord near Trondheim. The vessel was not located but some flak positions were bombed |
Reason for Loss | Presumed crashed into the sea off the Shetland islands |