Basic Details
Surname
Downs
Forenames
E
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Stanley Edmund
Served or died
Died
Notes
Originally from Middlesex, he was the instructor in the Oxford that collided with the Wellington: he had completed a tour of 30 missions after being called up in June 1941 and was posted to No 6 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit at Little Rissington, Gloucestershire at the time of the accident.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
RAF
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Sgt
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Year of death
1942
Month of death
August
Day of death
21