Sabine, David Shirley
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | David Shirley |
Surname | Sabine |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of David Cyril Woolmer Sabine and Emily Maud Sabine, of Dawlish Warren, Devon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IX |
Serial Number | LR509 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 13910. |
Epitaph | THE SAVIOURS COME NOT HOME TONIGHT, THEMSELVES THEY COULD NOT SAVE" - A SHROPSHIRE LAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 237 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1339838 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 1409 Flt (Meteorological) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-03-1944 |
End Date | 27-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Caught fire in the air and crashed NE of St Ives, Huntingdonshire |