Stewart, Jack Ormsby
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Jack Ormsby |
Surname | Stewart |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 15-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fred and Edrie M. Stewart, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB835 |
Markings | WL-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hasselt (Kruisveld) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row A. Grave 15. |
Epitaph | FLYING WITH A HIGHER FORCE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 248 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/38861 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 434 (Bluenose) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Race Control Building, Croft Auto Circuit, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Roadside Location, A167, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial topped with metal statue |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 434 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Former Control Tower, old Tholthorpe airfield site, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 434 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-03-1945 |
End Date | 16-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Croft |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Hagen. 267 aircraft, 10 losses. Clear visibility. A devastating attack with most of the bombing falling in the centre and eastern districts. 505 people were killed and 30000-35000 were bombed out. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Ju 88) and crashed south of Landen, SE of Tienen, Belgium |