Shephard, Wilfred Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Wilfred Herbert |
Surname | Shephard |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fred and Lizzie Shephard. Husband of Enid Millicent Shephard, of Bilston, Staffordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND869 |
Markings | KM-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15759. |
Epitaph | ABSENT AND YET EVER PRESENT IN OUR THOUGHTS AND IN OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 96 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 50528 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/452/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/452/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-03-1945 |
End Date | 17-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Spilsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Würzburg |
Reason for Loss | Shortly after take-off the Lancaster crashed into the sea 300 yards off the front at Skegness |