Stoneman, Robert Victor
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Robert Victor |
Surname | Stoneman |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bob and Edith May Stoneman, of Exeter. Husband of Lilian May Stoneman, of Exeter. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | NE126 |
Markings | MG-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. D. 9. |
Epitaph | ONE OF THE DEAREST, ONE OF THE BEST, GOD GRANT YOU ETERNAL REST. ALL OUR LOVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 248 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 156739 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/101/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/101/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-09-1944 |
End Date | 13-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt. 387 aircraft. The last major raid of the war on this target. 17 Lancasters lost (4.5%). Serious destruction of the western parts of the city where many industrial buildings were located. Some of the fires burned for three days, due in part to many of the city's firemen being away in Darmstadt due to the raid the previous night. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Damscheid, WSW of Oberwesel, Germany |