Mayston, Stanley Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Stanley Robert |
Surname | Mayston |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 22-12-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert William and Violet Jessamine Mayston, of Thornton Heath. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax I |
Serial Number | L9522 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Croydon (Mitcham Road) Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Panel 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 206 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 908800 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 28 CFlt |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-12-1941 |
End Date | 22-12-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Transit to the Handley Page facility in Radlett |
Reason for Loss | Very poor weather. Crashed into high ground (Terrace Hills), NE of Melton Mowbray |