STUART, Antony Charles Lettelere Akroyd
| Service Number: | 72476 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Squadron Leader |
| Last Unit: | No. 76 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Claremont, Western Australia, Australia, 1916 |
| Home Town: | Claremont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Netherlands, 31 August 1943 |
| Cemetery: |
Roermond (Kapel in 'T Zand) Roman Catholic Cemetery Plot 23 Grave 6 |
| Memorials: | Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Squadron Leader, 72476, No. 76 Squadron (RAF) |
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Son of Charles Henry Akroyd Stuart and Helena A. Stuart. B.A. (Oxon.).
IN MEMORIA AETERNA ERIT JUSTUS. REQUIESCAT IN PACE
At 0006 hours on 31 August 1943, Halifax DK207 took off from Holme-on-Spalding Moor to attack Monchengladbach, Germany. The aircraft was shot down by a night fighter and crashed at 0358 hours near Grathem, 10 kms south of Roermond, Netherlands, killing five of the crew members.
The crew members of DK207 were:
Sergeant Victor Thomas Bradley (1259352) (RAFVR) (Air Gunner)
Sergeant Donald J Doe (1212749) (RAFVR) PoW
Flying Officer Kenneth Holme (139880) (RAFVR) (Navigator)
Flight Sergeant Stuart Cameron MacLennan (R/172701) (RCAF) (Air Gunner)
Sergeant Douglas Gordon Jackson Powell (905173) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Squadron Leader Antony Charles Letteblere Akroyd Stuart (72476) (RAFVR) (Pilot)
Sergeant William Gordon Williams (156455) (RAFVR) PoW