Sheldon, William
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Sheldon |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank and Mabel Sheldon, of Dronfield, Derbyshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W1274 |
Markings | LQ-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Aabenraaa Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Allied Mil. Plot. Row 2. Coll. grave 13. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 240 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1112127 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-09-1942 |
End Date | 24-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Flensburg. 28 aircraft, 5 lost (17.8%). Only 16 aircraft claims hits |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on Elso Moor, close to the German-Danish border |