Sheppard, Edward Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward Stanley |
Surname | Sheppard |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Francis and Ethel Sheppard, of Pentre, Rhondda, Glamorgan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR715 |
Markings | NP-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 164. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 240 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1412878 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/41 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/40 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-09-1943 |
End Date | 30-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 352 aircraft, 9 losses (2.6%). Oboe equipped PFF accurately marked the target leading to concentrated bombing. 161 deaths on the ground |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by the 3rd battery Marinesflakabteilung 815 on Vlieland-West and was observed to turn SW before crashing, on fire, into the sea |