Shaw, John Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | John Leslie |
Surname | Shaw |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Stanley Ernest and Anna Gertrude Shaw, of Danbury, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VI |
Serial Number | NS950 |
Markings | 3P- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 17. C. 4. |
Epitaph | IN PROUD AND TREASURED MEMORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 240 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41479 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 515 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-06-1944 |
End Date | 06-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Snoring |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support. An Intruder flight |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed between Hank and Dussen, Holland |