Hamilton, Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Stanley |
Surname | Hamilton |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of David Winstanley Hamilton and Lily Hamilton, of Cannock, Staffordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB363 |
Markings | PM-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 6. Row C. Grave 9. |
Epitaph | IN MEMORY OF A WELL BELOVED SON. MAY THE SACRIFICE OF YOUTH BE NOT IN VAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 44 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1739618 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-08-1944 |
End Date | 18-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | la Nieppe |
Reason for Loss | Shot down during an attack on a V1 site near St Omer |