| Admitted to: POW. |
Date of Injury: 01/01/1946 |
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| D.O.B/Age when admitted: --- |
Cause of Incident: Crashed into the Black Mountains, Wales. Went through windscreen. |
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| Transferred to QVH: 01/11/1946 |
Injuries: Fractures to face and ribs. |
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| No. of Operations at East Grinstead: --- |
IDENTITY CARD
This is to certify that the patient mentioned below and whose description is stated hereon is the authorised holder of this Identity card.
| Forename: Stephen |
Surname: Monk |
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| Service No: --- |
Nationality: British |
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| Awards/Honours: --- |
Patient Unit: No. 21 PAFU |
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| Profession: Pilot |
Patient Rank: --- |
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| Death: 22/06/1987 |
Age at Death: 66yrs |
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Notes:
Joined the RAF in 1938, training as a teleprinter operator, then remustering as a pilot.
In 1941, he was posted to 78 Sqn, flying Halifax bombers, and was shot down on a raid over Dusseldorf. He was sent to a POW camp in Silesia. He escaped and arrived in England in April 1945. Monk took a refresher course and returned to flying in January 1946, and was acting as co-pilot when his plane crashed into the Black Mountains.
Not on roll of honour.
Marries Dutch nurse from East Grinstead Cottage Hospital.
PAFU - Pilots' Advanced Flying Unit
We've been looking through our collections, and discovered this 1972 photograph from the East Grinstead Observer, o…