Basic Details Surname Stephen Forenames R T Gender Male Information stated on memorial Alternative forename Raymond Thomas War Second World War (1939-1945) Served or died Died Notes Hornshaw and Fowler are the source of forename, service and death details. He was working for Rootes Motors in Coventry before enlisting in 1940. Shot down in a bombing raid over Germany, he died as a POW after being struck by lightning. Primary Service Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) Royal Air Force/ Royal Flying Corps Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Warrant Officer Death and Burial details Country of death Germany Year of death 1944 Month of death July Day of death 29 Age at death 24 Manner of death reference Other