Shelvington, Walter Henry Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Walter Henry Arthur |
Surname | Shelvington |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sydney Walter and Lilian Mary Shelvington, of Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BF510 |
Markings | OJ-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 164. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 240 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1575168 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1943 |
End Date | 22-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (94% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Bay of Biscay |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |