Hextall, Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Stanley |
Surname | Hextall |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and Mary Hextall, of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5575 |
Markings | NP-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 85. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 181 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 958780 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13813 (P367894/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-04-1942 |
End Date | 18-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg. 173 sortie raid but German authorities claimed only 50 bombed Hamburg. Lots of fires started, over 30 regarded as major. Nothing strategic hit. |
Reason for Loss | Last heard on w/t at almost 6am |