Stone, Harold Walter
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Harold Walter |
Surname | Stone |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 24-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter William and Maria M. Stone, of Eastville, Bristol. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax I |
Serial Number | L9511 |
Markings | TL-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bristol (Greenbank) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Screen Wall. UU. 114. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 248 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 45899 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Using Stanton Harcourt as a forwarding station rather than Linton on Ouse as its home station |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7850 (P360818/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-07-1941 |
End Date | 24-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Stanton Harcourt |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Battleship Scharnhorst anchored at La Pallice |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft attacked by enemy fighters with the cannon fire killing P/O Stone. The aircraft returned, landing safely at St. Eval, the rest of the crew escaped serious injury. |