Sheil, Eric Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Eric Gordon |
Surname | Sheil |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Dorothy Sheil: Husband of Mary Stoddart Sheil, of Edinburgh. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA682 |
Markings | MG-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Fours Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | OUT OF A WORLD OF SORROW INTO A HAVEN OF REST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 240 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 52713 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1943 |
End Date | 13-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (88% moon) |
Operation | Milan. 504 aircraft, 3 losses. Command considered this to be a successful raid. Four major factories, including the Alfa Romeo works, were badly damaged and 1174 people were killed in August, although it is not specific enough to determine whether the damage was caused in this particular raid. |
Reason for Loss | Abandoned on outbound leg due to severe engine difficulties and crashed near Fours, France. Of the others, four evaded capture and three became PoW |