Shaw, Thomas Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Thomas Robert |
Surname | Shaw |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Ralph and Blanche Estelle Shaw. Husband of Mary Fleming Shaw, of Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS686 |
Markings | OW-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 244. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 240 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/7896 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-01-1944 |
End Date | 28-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 530 aircraft, 33 losses- all Lancasters (6.4%). The German fighters were particularly early joining this stream on this raid- many joining some 75 miles off the Dutch coast The diversionary raids were somewhat successful in luring the fighters away, particularly the Heligoland mining raid. As had now become the norm, Berlin was cloud-covered and sky-marking had to be used, Local reports stated that bombing was spread over a wide area, including smaller towns and village in the outskirts. 20000 people were bombed out and 50 industrial premises hit, including several that were important to war production. 56 people were killed |
Reason for Loss |