Sheppard, Eric Edward
Personal Information
Rank | AC2 |
Forename(s) | Eric Edward |
Surname | Sheppard |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
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Date of Death | 23-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William John and Edith Maude Sheppard, of Martlesham. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ipswich New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. X E. Div 1. Grave 106 |
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IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 96 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 959339 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Ground Staff |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
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Reason for Loss | Killed when his motor cycle struck cattle in Bourton-on-the-Hill |