Shipley, Eric
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric |
Surname | Shipley |
Gender | M |
Age | |
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Date of Death | 25-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edgar and Annie Gertrude Shipley, of Hull. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1148 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hull Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Compt. 219. Grave 47. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 96 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1050391 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 11 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7900 (P360877/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-07-1941 |
End Date | 25-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Bassingbourn |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Came down at 2355 on the W side of Spalding, Lincolnshire and burst into flames. |