Retter, Stanley Cyril
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Stanley Cyril |
Surname | Retter |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 11-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney Henry and Henrietta Mary Retter, of Ottery St. Mary, Devon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | W5729 |
Markings | WS-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pihen-les-Guines Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row A. Grave 12. |
Epitaph | DEAR STANLEY, WHOSE MEMORY WILL NEVER GROW OLD. A DEAR SON AND A BRAVE LAD. MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 231 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 905812 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in Despatches January 1942 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7564 (P360470/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/13 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/12 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-07-1941 |
End Date | 11-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (94% moon) |
Operation | Cologne |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 10km SW of Calais |