Stone, Eric John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Eric John |
Surname | Stone |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 29-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William J. Stone and Ethel P. Stone, of Walcot-On-Sea, Norfolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR986 |
Markings | TL-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. D. 3. |
Epitaph | OUR LOVED ONE IS WAITING IN GOD'S LOVELIEST ROOM. "CHRIST IS RISEN! |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 248 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 146277 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/380/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/380/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-12-1943 |
End Date | 30-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (11% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 712 aircraft, 20 losses (2.8%). Three diversionary raids (Düsseldorf, Leipzig and Magdeburg) together with poor weather on the approach, caused enough disruption to prevent many night-fighters intercepting the main force. Berlin was again cloud-covered. The local report and Bomber Command's own report are at odds regarding the concentration of the attack. 182 people were killed on the ground and a further 10000 were bombed out of their homes but otherwise, little significant damage was caused. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Döberitz, Germany |