Sheppard, Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick |
Surname | Sheppard |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Isaac Samuel Holbrook Sheppard and Sarah Elizabeth Sheppard, of St. George, Bristol. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BK698 |
Markings | OJ-O |
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 | 1322316 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-04-1943 |
End Date | 21-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Rostock. 86 Stirlings to attack the Henkel factory. A deliberate smoke screen hid the factory and the bombing was scattered as a result. 8 losses (9.3%). |
Reason for Loss | Presumed Lost over the sea |