On 24 May 1943, No. 460 squadron Lancaster W4986 was lost over enemy territory and all crew members became Prisoners of War. The crew members of W4986 were: Flight Sergeant Thomas Somerville Easton (409135) (Air Gunner) PoW, Discharged from the RAAF: 29 October 1945 Flight Sergeant Albert John Harris (405680) (Bomb Aimer) PoW, Discharged from the RAAF: 4 February 1946 Sergeant E L Jones (1200597) (RAFVR) (Wireless Operator Air Gunner) PoW Flight Sergeant Percy Hart Sara (403880) (Air Gunner) PoW, Discharged from the RAAF: 14 November 1945 Flight Sergeant Geoffrey Laing Stevens (408533) (Pilot) PoW, Discharged from the RAAF: 6 December 1945 Flight Sergeant Douglas Lloyd Stubbs (411546) (Navigator) PoW, Discharged from the RAAF: 29 October 1945 Sergeant J C Waldron (1039089) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer) PoW POW German - Held Stalag VI and Stalag 357 POW number 128 RTA