Newman, Stanley William
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Stanley William |
Surname | Newman |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Elsie May Newman, of Northwood, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LL652 |
Markings | JI-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Geraardsbergen Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. Grave 13-14. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 218 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 422083 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Moenebroek Nature Reserve, Schendelbeke, Oost Flanders Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Recovered aircraft engine & stencilled information board |
Memorial Text | In de nacht van 27/28 mei 1944 vertrok een formatie bommenwerpers naar Aken, om het rangeerstation 'Roth Erde' te bombarderen - Lancaster LL 652 of 514 Squadron RAF |
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1977/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1944 |
End Date | 28-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (31% moon) |
Operation | Aachen. 170 aircraft t attack the Rothe Erde railway yards. 12 Lancasters Lost (7.0%). This target did not sustain sufficient damage in the raid of two night previous and so was attacked again on this night. This time significant damage was inflicted, preventing any through-traffic. The suburb of Forst was also 'razed to the ground' according to a local source. The local hospital, some army buildings and 21 industrial buildings were hit along with 613 homes. 167 people were killed and 167 injured. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Ophasselt, Belgium |