Shore, Wilfred Raymond Russ (Warrant Officer 2)

Killed in Action 1943-November-11

Warrant Officer 2 Wilfred Raymond Russ Shore RCAF

Birth Date: 1921-January-06

Born:

Parents: Thomas and Eva Annie Shore, of Ryde, Isle of Wight.

Spouse:

Home: Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

161 (SD) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Liberate

Base

RAF Tempsford

Rank

Warrant Officer 2

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

4417

Home
Google MapVancouver, British Columbia
Target
Google MapSOE France - Pennyfarthing
Final Burial
Google MapSt Desir War Cemetery
Sec VII Range A Plot 10

161 Squadron RAF (Liberate)(Special Duties Sqn/SOE) RAF Tempsford. Halifax BV aircraft EB 129 MA-W lost control in cloud at 3,000 feet and crashed near Brunelles, Eure-et-Loir, France, 6km east of Nogent-le-Rotrou, France during Operation TRAINER 38 and MELPOMENE/PENNYFARTHING

Warrant Officer 2 WRR Shore (RCAF), Sergeant HR Batten (RAFVR)(Nfld), Sergeant R Cotterill (RAFVR), and FS ER Watts (RAFVR) were killed. Three other members of the crew, missing presumed killed

Addendum: - The three members of the crew who were killed and not named originally are FS E Harrison (RAAF), Pilot Officer MA Line (RAAF), and 1st Lt BW Gross (USAAF). This completes this crew list. Detail provided by Joel Huard, Serquigny, France

Flying Officer JG Pilkington (RAF) evaded until February 1944 and was taken Prisoner of War trying to meet a boat to take him to England

Unvetted Source 161 Squadron Canadian Casualty List

Unvetted Source HARRISON Ernest 413993 I Aviation Heritage Museum

Cenotaph at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada Plot 1919-*-B-040-0004

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)