Shalless, Alan Merris
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Alan Merris |
Surname | Shalless |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percival Curtis Shalless and Elsie Leigh Shalless, of Camberwell, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z9167 |
Markings | FB-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 29. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE. LOVED BY ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 95 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 409951 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 24 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-07-1943 |
End Date | 23-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Honeybourne |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bombing practice |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into high ground near Stratford-on-Avon |