Stephens, Harry Bernard
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Harry Bernard |
Surname | Stephens |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 06-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Abraham and Mary Annie Stephens, of Tuckingmill, Cornwall. Husband of Dorothy Maud Stephens. His Brother, Wing Cdr. John Douglas Stephens, D.F.C., Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IX |
Serial Number | ML958 |
Markings | HS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 24. E. 8. |
Epitaph | LOVED IN LIFE, TREASURED IN DEATH. A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY OF HIM IS LEFT. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 247 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 106237 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 109 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Airfield Site, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to RAF Little Staughton, including 109 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Roll of Honour, Gp & Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to those who served at RAF Little Staughton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Gardens, Wyton, Cambridgshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wyton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Miscellaneous Information
Had flown at least 68 sorties |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/854/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/854/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-05-1944 |
End Date | 07-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Staughton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Leverkusen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Herkenbosch, Holland |