Shrimpton, Eric Sheldon
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric Sheldon |
Surname | Shrimpton |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 22-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Lionel and Dorothy Blanche Shrimpton, of Andover, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | LW261 |
Markings | NP-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. B. 7. |
Epitaph | WE THANK GOD FOR EVERY REMEMBRANCE OF HIM. MOTHER AND DIANA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 241 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1322043 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Squadron Motto | Strength in unity |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/41 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/40 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-09-1943 |
End Date | 23-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Hanover- the first of four large raids. 711 aircraft, 26 losses (3.7%). Five American B-17s also took part. Visibility was good but strong winds hampered the marking efforts and consequently the bombing by the main force. No local report is available but it is unlikely that significant damage was caused. |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have fallen to a night-fighter. Crashed near Gross-Lobke, SE of Hanover |