Shirley, George Frederick C. Grandfield
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | George Frederick C. Grandfield |
Surname | Shirley |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Charles and Priscilla Mary Shirley. Husband of Kathleen Shirley, of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND693 |
Markings | F2-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1. J. 10-12. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS LOVINGLY REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 241 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1202160 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 635 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-08-1944 |
End Date | 27-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (50% moon) |
Operation | Kiel. 382 aircraft- 17 Lancasters lost (4.6%). PFF marking was hampered by the use of smoke screens. Despite this, the local report details a very serious raid with concentrated bombing on the centre and surrounding districts. The fires were fanned by strong winds. 134 people were killed and 1002 injured. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Uffz. Heinz Koch 12./NJG 3, 50 km NNW of Kiel at 23.21hrs and crashed at Güby, ESE of Schleswig, Germany. Those who perished were initially buried in Haddeby near Schleswig. Reinterred 25 April 1947. |