Profile image
Military service
Service number:
J/42702
Age:
20
Rank:
Flying Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
153 Sqdn.
Birth:
April 24, 1924
Ottawa, Ontario
Enlistment:
October 29, 1942
Ottawa, Ontario
Death:
February 14, 1945
Chemnitz, Germany
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 280.
Additional information
Son of Oscar Milburn and Ethel Sarah Jane (nee Saunders) Stanzel, of Ottawa, Ontario. Brother of Ruth Olivia.
Additional citations
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Posthumously awarded RCAF Operational Wings in recognition of gallant service in action against the enemy, the 13 February 1947.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer Ross Samuel Stanzel
-
Bank of Nova Scotia, WWII Honour Roll list
R S Stanzel, was remembered during a general meeting of the Bank of Nova Scotia held on October 13, 1946. -
Commemorative Poster
Scotiabank produced this commemorative poster to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The poster was produced in English and in French. -
Photo of ROSS SAMUEL STANZEL
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of Ross Samuel Stanzel
In memory of the employes from the Bank of Nova Scotia who went away to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Memorial
Inscription - Runnymede Memorial - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper Clipping
Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Flying Officer Ross Samuel Stanzel is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flying Officer Ross Samuel Stanzel is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Biography
The Book of Remembrance is a hand-lettered and illuminated book in which the names of all officers of The Bank of Nova Scotia are inscribed (including the amalgamated banks - The Bank of Ottawa and The Bank of New Brunswick) who died in The Great War (World War I) and World War II. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Cornwall (Ontario) Daily Standard Freeholder newspaper c.1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ross Samuel Stanzel
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ross Samuel Stanzel
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ross Samuel Stanzel
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ross Samuel Stanzel
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ross Samuel Stanzel
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ross Samuel Stanzel
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ross Samuel Stanzel
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ross Samuel Stanzel
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Ross Samuel Stanzel
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 566 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.