Shortt, John Patrick
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Patrick |
Surname | Shortt |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Date of Death | 25-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Falkner Shortt and Margaret Frances Shortt, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB719 |
Markings | VR-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bassu Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 4. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (John 15:13) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 241 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/92352 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Squadron Motto | Moosa aswayita |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Two of the three survivors evaded capture, the other became a PoW |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-07-1944 |
End Date | 25-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 461 Lancasters and 153 Halifaxes. 17 Lancasters and 4 Halifaxes lost (4.6% in all). The first of three large raids on the city in a five-night window. The central districts were devastated despite being in valleys. Most of the municipal and cultural buildings were destroyed. |
Reason for Loss | Hit, it is thought by a rocket projectile, and burst into flames, crashing SE of Basu, France |