Stewart, John Andrew Sorley
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Andrew Sorley |
Surname | Stewart |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Helena Maclean Stewart, of Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ927 |
Markings | NP-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 6. D. 25-28. |
Epitaph | SI MONUMENTUM QUAERIS CIRCUMSPICE (Latin: IF YOU SEEK HIS MONUMENT, LOOK AROUND YOU) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 248 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 175167 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Miscellaneous Information
On their 14th operational sortie |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1050/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1050/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-01-1945 |
End Date | 17-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (10% moon) |
Operation | Magdeburg. 371 aircraft, 17 losses (4.6%). Bomber Command claimed a successful area raid with 44% of the built-up area of the town being destroyed. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Hordorf, Germany |