Sharples, Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | Cpl |
Forename(s) | Herbert |
Surname | Sharples |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 25-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Alice Sharples, of Blackburn. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Blackburn Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Nonconformist. Grave 1207. |
Epitaph | SADLY MISSED BY THOSE WHO LOVED HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 96 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 995173 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 82 OTU |
Trade | Ground |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Rood Church, Ossington, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those personnel from RAF Ossington who worshipped at Ossington church, 1941 to 1946 |
Miscellaneous Information
Nonconformist |
Mentioned in Despatches June 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Ossington |
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Reason for Loss | Hit by a car in Buncer Kane, Blackburn when walking with his WAAF fiancé, he sustained a fractured skull and later died in Blackburn Royal Infirmary. |