Zadorozny, Stanley Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Stanley Ernest |
Surname | Zadorozny |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Nellie Zadorozny. Taken into care as a baby and eventually fostered by George and Maud Jessen who lived on a farm in Sanford, Manitoba and they became his guardians. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | NP699 |
Markings | QO-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Choloy War Cemetery & Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | 4. D. 10. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS REMEMBERED BY HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 270 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/95483 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Zadorozny Lake, Manitoba; 40km SW of Munroe Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Miscellaneous Information
The diversity of grave locations of this crew suggests they were recovered by an American graves investigation unit after the ending of hostilities |
Stanley was born on 14 December 1923 in Winnipeg, Manitoba to Nellie Zadorozny. He was taken into care as a baby and eventually fostered by George and Maud Jessen who lived on a farm in Sanford, and they became his guardians. He attended Sanford Public School 1931-1940 (Grade 1) and then Sanford High 1940 - 1943 (Grade XII). Stanley played hockey, soccer, baseball and curling and he enjoyed mechanics as a hobby. He worked on his foster parents’ farm undertaking various tasks from 1934 until enlisting, on 20 January 1943. |
Embarking for the U.K. after his early training, he arrived at 3 RCAF PRC on 15 March 1944 followed by 22 OTU 4 April 1944, 61 Base 21 June 1944 and 423 Squadron on 30 July 1944. It was from here on 18 December 1944 a few days after his 21st birthday, that Stanley sadly lost his life. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/39 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1944 |
End Date | 18-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 523 aircraft, 8 Halifaxes lost (1.5%). A successful raid. 346 houses destroyed and 524 badly damaged. |
Reason for Loss | Collided with Halifax LV818. Six crew members died in the crash, one survived. The entire crew of eight on board Halifax LV818 also perished. |