Shimmin, John Harold
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Harold |
Surname | Shimmin |
Gender | M |
Age | 18 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Ernest Shimmin and Anna Shimmin, of Douglas, Isle of Man. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VI |
Serial Number | NS932 |
Markings | 3P- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 18. B. 10. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY. GREATLY MISSED BY FATHER, MOTHER, SISTERS AND BROTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 241 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1683352 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 515 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Also commemorated on the Isle of Man National War Memorial, St. John's, IOM |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-05-1944 |
End Date | 11-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Snoring |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed near Wemeldinge, Holland, ENE of Goes |