Shaw, Benjamin
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Benjamin |
Surname | Shaw |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
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Date of Death | 27-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Buttery Shaw and Miriam Rose Shaw, of Triangle, Chasetown. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hammerwich (St. John The Baptist) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. New ground. Row H. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | WHEN THE GREAT CALL COMES THE SUNSET GLEAMS, WE'LL WALK BESIDE HIM TO THE LAND OF DREAMS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 96 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1246398 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
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Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Died in Grays Hospital, Elgin of a compound fracture of the skull and laceration of right shoulder. The cause of his injuries are illegible on the death register. |