Eyles, Stanley Clarence
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Stanley Clarence |
Surname | Eyles |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Clarence Percival Eyles and Elsie May Eyles (née Edgecock), of Clapham, London. Husband of Grace Eyles (née Oxley). Marriage 1942 |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED663 |
Markings | EA- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | IV. B. 49. |
Epitaph | WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER OUR DARLING WHO DIED FOR THOSE HE LOVED. MOTHER & SISTER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 33 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 146972 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 1923 in Wandsworth |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/481/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/481/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-07-1943 |
End Date | 09-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Oblt Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, 11./NJG1) coming down 02:33 hrs on 9 Jul 43 at Grobbendonk (Antwerpen) on the N bank of the Albert Kanal, 7 km WNW of Herentals. |