Shield, Jonathan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jonathan |
Surname | Shield |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Lovina Shield, of Crawcrook, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND961 |
Markings | OF-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot RR. Grave 28. |
Epitaph | WORTHY OF EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 96 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1777165 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-02-1945 |
End Date | 08-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Ladbergen |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have collided with a 83 Sqn Lancaster PB181 on same operation to attack Dortmund Ems Canal & crashed nr. Best, Holland. |