Roche, Stephen Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Stephen Joseph |
Surname | Roche |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bartholomew Joseph and Maud Beatrice Caroline Roche, of Chislehurst. King's Scout. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Douglas Boston III |
Serial Number | Z2261 |
Markings | MQ-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sidcup Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. E. Row 21. Grave 498. |
Epitaph | WITH PRIDE AND AFFECTION HIS MEMORY WILL EVER BE TREASURED. "REST IN PEACE" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 234 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1294066 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 226 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1406/66 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1406/65 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-02-1943 |
End Date | 03-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Swanton Morley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed almost immediately after takeoff |