Shaw, Irvin
Personal Information
Rank | AC1 |
Forename(s) | Irvin |
Surname | Shaw |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
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Date of Death | 07-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hubert and Elsie Shaw, of Golcar. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Golcar (St. John) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Sec. 4. Grave 121. |
Epitaph | NOT OUR WILL BUT GOD'S |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 240 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 987871 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Ground |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scrolls |
Memorial Text | In memory of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford February 1942 - June 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Peter, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaques & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force, and SOE agents killed during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Although CWGC list him as Irwin, all other records give his name as Irvin and CWGC is therefore presumed to be in error. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
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Reason for Loss | Struck by a lorry while riding his bicycle (Yorkshire Post, 9 June 1942) |