Stone, Harold
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harold |
Surname | Stone |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bertie Heyer Stone and Phyllis Stone. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | BB216 |
Markings | LQ-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dishforth Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 17. |
Epitaph | HE LIES CONTENT WITH THAT HIGH HOUR IN WHICH HE LIVED AND DIED, HE WANTS NO RECOMPENSE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 248 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1267726 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Columba's Church, Topcliffe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of Sgt. H.Stone, Rear Gunner, and fellow members of his crew. 2 Sept. 1942 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 405 Sqn Halifax crew BB216 LQ-D, 1st - 2nd Septemeber 1942 |
Location | Langham Rd, Mumby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of most of the crew of Halifax II BB216 (LQ-D) of 405 Sqn. RCAF September 1st. 1942 |
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-09-1942 |
End Date | 02-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Saarbrucken. Aircraft despatched- 4 losses (1.7%). PFF marked the town of Saarlouis by mistake leading to heavy damage in this small, unindustrialised town. No bombs fell in Saarbrucken whatsoever. |
Reason for Loss | Port outer engine caught fire as the aircraft crossed the east coast, leading to structural failure of the wing. Abandoned and crashed near Skegness |