Saunders, Richard Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard Stanley |
Surname | Saunders |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Joseph and Ellen Eliza Saunders, of Horsham, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | Z8788 |
Markings | KO-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Coxyde Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave I. A. 21-26. |
Epitaph | FAREWELL, LOVED ONE, TILL WE MEET AGAIN. FROM US ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 238 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 924676 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7769 (P360725/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/888/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/888/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-07-1941 |
End Date | 22-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim |
Reason for Loss |