Shopland, Arthur Donald
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Arthur Donald |
Surname | Shopland |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fred and Beatrice Maud Shopland, of Carhampton, Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling IV |
Serial Number | LK119 |
Markings | MA-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Norway |
Burial/Memorial Place | Arendal Hogedal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | British Plot. 15. Joint grave 4. |
Epitaph | WITH CHRIST WHICH IS FAR BETTER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 241 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1851187 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scrolls |
Memorial Text | In memory of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford February 1942 - June 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Peter, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaques & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force, and SOE agents killed during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1945 |
End Date | 31-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | SOE Operation- supply drop over Norway |
Reason for Loss | The aircraft was shot down on the Headland at Holt about 0130 hours on 31st March, and all the crew were killed. |