Searles, Stanley Oliver
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Stanley Oliver |
Surname | Searles |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 24-03-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XXV |
Serial Number | KB390 |
Markings | XD-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 266. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 1620 (Block 108, Column 14, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 239 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 115349 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | To honour F/L S.O. Searles DFC 139 Sqn |
Location | On Grass Verge, Ramsey Rd, Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | From RAF Upwood, crews from 139 and 156 Sqns, No 8 Pathfinder Group marked targets for Bomber Command |
Miscellaneous Information
Had logged at least 93 sorties |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/961/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/961/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-03-1945 |
End Date | 24-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Upwood |
Day/Night Raid | Night (81% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 65 Mosquitoes, 2 lost |
Reason for Loss |