Shaw, Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Arthur |
Surname | Shaw |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 21-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter and Mary E. Shaw, of Sowerby Bridge. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JP113 |
Markings | NA-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Southowram Churchyard, Brighouse, Yorkshire |
Grave Reference | Sec. 1884. Row G. Grave 43. |
Epitaph | DUTY NOBLY DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 240 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 54437 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-04-1944 |
End Date | 21-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Lens- to bomb railway installations. 175 aircraft, 1 Lost An accurate bombing raid with much damage caused to the engine sheds and workshops |
Reason for Loss | Badly shot about by a night-fighter and three of the crew baled out, as ordered by the pilot, who was able to regain the East Anglian coast before crash-landing at Attlebridge airfield, Norfolk |