Shorten, William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Shorten |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-04-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS734 |
Markings | KO-Y Y-Yorker |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave IVa. D. 20. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 241 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1508293 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hoeveweg, Sint Katelijne-Waver, Antwerpen Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stone & inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text |
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-04-1944 |
End Date | 25-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Karlsruhe. 637 aircraft, 19 losses (3.0%). A combination of cloud and a strong wind meant that PFF marked too far north of the target. As a result, most bombs fell outside the city and some aircraft bombed alternative targets as they were unable to find Karlsruhe. Opinion is divided about the casualties |
Reason for Loss | Crashed NE of Mechelen, Belgium |