Shepherd, Laurence Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Laurence Arthur |
Surname | Shepherd |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney and Elizabeth L. Shepherd, of Sheffield. Nephew and Ward of Ethel Shepherd, of Pitsmoor, Sheffield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ693 |
Markings | KO-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | AIII. 9. 18. |
Epitaph | DEEP IN OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 240 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1430261 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-09-1942 |
End Date | 15-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (21% moon) |
Operation | Wilhelmshaven. 202 aircraft, 2 losses (1%). PFF marking was accurate and local authorities report the worst raid so far. |
Reason for Loss | Presumed crashed into the sea |