Shuttleworth, Richard Ormonde
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Richard Ormonde |
Surname | Shuttleworth |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-08-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Colonel Frank Shuttleworth and Dorothy Clotilda Shuttleworth, of Biggleswade. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | L4971 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Old Warden (St. Leonard) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Due East of Church. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 97 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 76022 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 12 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | The Mansion House, Shuttleworth, Old Warden, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Board, Photograph & Portrait |
Memorial Text | In proud and loving memory of Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth, squire of Old Warden, RAFVR gave his life on Active Service 2 August 1940 Aged 31 years |
Location | St. Leonard's Church, Old Warden, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque & Inscribed Oak Beams in Porch |
Memorial Text | A dedication to Plt Off R O Shuttleworth who died on a solo night training flight on 2nd August 1940 in Fairey Battle L4971 |
Miscellaneous Information
Before the war a racing driver and founder of the collection of vintage aircraft that bears his name |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/2504 (P353589/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-08-1940 |
End Date | 03-08-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Benson |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Training- solo night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Ewelme, just east of the airfield |