Shearer, William Bruce
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William Bruce |
Surname | Shearer |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Date of Death | 31-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Dora Jane Shearer. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | Z8643 |
Markings | PH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. A. 12. |
Epitaph | IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE ARE MANY MANSIONS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 96 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 404994 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Squadron Motto | Leads the field |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-05-1942 |
End Date | 31-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Koln |