Shirey, John William
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John William |
Surname | Shirey |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Howard Shirey and Pearl Shirey. Husband of Annie Shirey, of Mountain Park, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | RG350 |
Markings | OW-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. F. 8-10. |
Epitaph | SWEET ARE THE MEMORIES SILENTLY KEPT, OF ONE WE LOVED AND WILL NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 241 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/39342 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1843/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1843/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-01-1945 |
End Date | 17-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (10% moon) |
Operation | Magdeburg. 371 aircraft, 17 losses (4.6%). Bomber Command claimed a successful area raid with 44% of the built-up area of the town being destroyed. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed, most likely at Börry, SE of Hameln, Germany |