Wells, Stuart Daniel
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Stuart Daniel |
Surname | Wells |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Archer Wells and Mabel Lillian Wells, of Mount Maunganui, Auckland, New Zealand. Buried At The Time In Heligoland Civil Cemetery, But Whose Grave Is Now Lost. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF328 |
Markings | OJ-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery. Special memorial since his grave (at Heligoland) could not be located after the war. |
Grave Reference | 6A. E. 11. (Sp. Mem.) |
Epitaph | BURIED AT THE TIME IN HELIGOLAND CIVIL CEMETERY BUT WHOSE GRAVE IS NOW LOST. "THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 262 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41969 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-09-1942 |
End Date | 01-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (64% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Nectarines area |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the North Sea. |