Westbrook, Stanley Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Stanley Gordon |
Surname | Westbrook |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest F. and Edna M. Westbrook, of Branchton, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5454 |
Markings | LN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 62. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 262 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/64386 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 99 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Newmarket Heath Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of comrades who fell in battle during WW11 1939-1945 and all ranks who served on 99 Squadron Royal Air Force, the Squadron was based here from September 1939 until March 1941 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9790 (P363207/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/789/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-10-1941 |
End Date | 23-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (9% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim |
Reason for Loss | Heard on w/t indicating that the aircraft was returning to base due to an engine fire |