Shelton-Jones, Christopher
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Christopher |
Surname | Shelton-Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-05-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | L4950 |
Markings | PH-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Choloy War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1A. C. 20. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 240 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 563688 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-05-1940 |
End Date | 14-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Amifontaine |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Attacking ground forces in the Ardennes |
Reason for Loss | Hit by ground fire and crashed at La Feudorie in the Ardennes |