STANLEY, Lloyd George
| Service Numbers: | 404027, 411683 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 20 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | BRISBANE, QLD, 24 October 1919 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aircraft lost on reconnaissance mission, 8 March 1943, aged 23 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rabaul Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 26 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 404027 | |
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| 8 Mar 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 411683, No. 20 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45, later RAAF 404027 (26/4/1940-8/3/1943 d/d) |
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F/SGT Lloyd George Stanley 404027
404027 FSGT Lloyd George Stanley 404027 was a Wireless/Air Gunner aboard Consolidated Catalina Flying Boat Model 28-5MC when it was lost on a reconnaissance flight off Gasmata New Britain. Precise circumstanes of its loss are unknown, but all crew were presumed killed.
The Aircraft had been built in the USA. 11/03/42 Departed Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
23/03/42 Arrived Rathmines, NSW.
13/04/42 11 Squadron.
09/07/42 20 Squadron.
08/03/43 Aircraft lost approximately 30 miles south east of Gasmata, New Britain, while on a reconnaissance flight. The entire crew were presumed killed:
W/CDR Francis Blomfield Chapman DFC [271349] (1st Pilot)
SGT Ronald Noblett Stephens [11363] (2nd Pilot)
F/O John Trevor David Todd [416087] (Navigator)
SGT John Edward Dewhurst [5219] (1st Engineer)
LAC Robert George Docking [19968] (2nd Engineer)
F/O Stanley Alfred Deacon [255057] (R.D.F Operator)
F/O Malcolm Bradshaw [406749] (Wireless/Air Gunner)
F/SGT Lloyd George Stanley [404027] (Wireless/Air Gunner)
LAC Colin Neville Anderson [42147] (Armourer)