Date of birth:

August 21st, 1918 (Middlesex County/Ontario, Canada)

Date of death:

June 17th, 1944 (Alphen a/d Rijn, the Netherlands)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Graves Oud-Leusden (Rusthof)
Plot: 13. Row: 1. Grave: 5.

Service number:

J/87268

Nationality:

Canadian

Stanley was born on August 21 1918 in Middlesex County Ontario, the son of Garfield Judson Kaiser and Lena Kaiser nee McFarlane of Lambeth, Ontario. They were married on September 1 1915 in Lambeth. His brother was G. Ross Kaiser and his sister was Marion G. Kaiser.

He was a farmer and member of the United Church and his sports were hockey and baseball.

He enlisted on January 21 1942 in London Ontario and he went thereafter on June 4 1943 overseas to the UK.

Stanley was killed in action on Saturday June 17 1944 age 25 due to a crash near Alphen a/d Rijn before or after an attack on Sterkrade near Oberhausen in Germany. His other fallen RCAF crew members were F/O Earl S. Dwyer age 22 in grave 13-1-10, F/O James C. Lummis age 23 in grave 12-1-2, P/O Arthur R. Moorby age 22 in grave 13-1-3, Sgt Thomas D. Turner age 29 in grave 13-9-191 and Sgt Norman E. Moore age 31 in grave 13-9-193. The fallen RAF Volunteer Reserve crew member was Sgt John H. Bolton age 28 in grave 13-1-4.

On his headstone: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

They unveiled in 2018 a monument in Alphen a/d Rijn for the whole fallen crew.

He served with the 434 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force.

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