Stead, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Stead |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Rose Stead, of Farnworth, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | Z7281 |
Markings | RT-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 52. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 247 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 977400 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 114 (Hong Kong) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former MQ Site, West Raynham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Inscribed Slate Tablets and Concrete Plinth |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all who served at West Raynham, military and civilian of all ranks 1939 - 1994 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8231 (P361274/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/882/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/882/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1941 |
End Date | 12-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | West Raynham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cologne- Knapsack power station |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed in the Westerschelde off Vlissingen |