Stiles, George Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Herbert |
Surname | Stiles |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-03-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joel Herbert Stiles and May Garnet Stiles |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L8747 |
Markings | OM-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. F. 17. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 248 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580407 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/841/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/841/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-03-1940 |
End Date | 27-03-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Photo reconnaissance on Hornum Seaplane base, Sylt |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a German fighter flown by Lt. Heinz Demes, of 4./JG77, 50km West of Sylt at 14:13. |