Gould, Stanley Francis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Stanley Francis |
Surname | Gould |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Stanley and Frances Elizabeth Gould, of Dorking, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BF462 |
Markings | WP-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Soude-Notre-Dame-ou-le-Petit Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 5. |
Epitaph | FOR EVER WITH THE LORD. IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON. AT REST. MUMS AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 171 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1384731 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 90 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, Tilbury Juxta Clare, Essex |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of XC Sqn, No 3 Bomb Group flying operations from here with the Mk 1 Stirling Bomber December 1943 until May 1943 |
Location | St. Mary & All the Saints Church, Little Walsingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In loving memory of Henry Philip Lee Warner AFC DFC. Only Son of Philip Henry & Mary King Lee Warner. Actg S/L RAFVR killed in action over Germany Aug 26th 1944 in his 32nd year |
Location | Village Green, Tuddenham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial atopped with Inscribed Silver Sun-Dial |
Memorial Text | For all those who served their country as part of XC Sqn RAF |
Location | St. Mary's Church, Tuddenham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | They grow not old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. At the going down of the Sun and in the morning, we will remember them |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/731/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/731/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-04-1943 |
End Date | 15-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Ridgewell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 462 aircraft, 23 losses (5.0%). PFF claimed accurate marking but the bombing was concentrated to the north east. This is an example of a phenomenon called 'creepback' where successive crews would release their bombs earlier and earlier on an effort to turn for home as quickly as possible. Fortunately the bombed suburbs included many industrial installations so some useful damage was caused. An air raid shelter packed with French and Russian PoWs was hit, increasing the death toll to 619, a new record. |
Reason for Loss | Shot about numerous times by night-fighters (Me 110s and Ju 88s). Crashed at Soude Notre Dame ou le Petit, France |