Peel, Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Stanley |
Surname | Peel |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-10-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7780 |
Markings | LQ-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2. D. 8-10A. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 224 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 132345 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed metal plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Miscellaneous Information
Crewed from 425 Sqn who were attached to 405 Sqn to gain operational experience on Halifax's |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-10-1942 |
End Date | 02-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (54% moon) |
Operation | Flensburg. 27 Halifax sorties, 12 lost (44.4%). Good bombing results but at a high cost to 4 Group |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the target area |