Shirley, Sidney Harry James
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Sidney Harry James |
Surname | Shirley |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Polehill Shirley, and of Eleanor Harriet Shirley, of Wembley, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax I |
Serial Number | L9527 |
Markings | TL-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Angles Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 4. |
Epitaph | A LOVING SON, A BOTHER KIND A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY LEFT BEHIND OF ONE LOVED SO DEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 241 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 804422 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Using Stanton Harcourt as a forward operating base rather than Linton on Ouse as its home station. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/11 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/10 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-07-1941 |
End Date | 24-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Stanton Harcourt |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | La Pallice- to attack the Scharnhorst |
Reason for Loss | Shot down at Angles near Lucon, France |