Shailer, Sidney Alan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Sidney Alan |
Surname | Shailer |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick A. and Elsie Florence Shailer, of Belmore, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P1185 |
Markings | GL-B2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Adegem Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave XII. H. 6-8. |
Epitaph | EVER IN OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 95 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 411406 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-07-1942 |
End Date | 01-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter near Ostend |