Stammers, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Stammers |
Gender | M |
Age | 18 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Jane Stammers, of Addiscombe, Croydon, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9194 |
Markings | BU-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Couvron-et-Aumencourt Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row A. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | YEARS CANNOT DARKEN NOR SHADOWS DIM THE BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES WE HAVE OF HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 246 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1323246 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Monument with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In memory and honour of the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force Squadrons who were based at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1321/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1321/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-11-1942 |
End Date | 29-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Turin. 228 aircraft, 3 losses (1.3%). Some bombs were dropped before PFF had marked the targets but the remainder achieved very accurate bombing. Guy Gibson and F/L Whamond dropped the first 800lb bombs on Italy |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak at 6000' and crashed at Couvron et Aumencourt, NW of Laon, France |