Flight Sergeant HERBERT THOMAS SHAYLOR (photo added)
| Rank | Flight Sergeant |
| Forenames | HERBERT THOMAS |
| Surname | SHAYLOR (photo added) |
| Initials | H T |
| Place of Birth | Unknown |
| Date of Birth | Unknown |
| Date of Death | Sunday, 06 August 1944 |
| Age | 21 |
| Nationality |
British
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| Residence or Entered Service From | BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM |
| Service Number | 1214032 | Force |
Royal Air Force
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| Service/Corps/Regiment | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Unit / Ship / Battalion / Squadron | 613 (Royal Air Force) Squadron |
| Military Honours and Awards | |
| Place of Burial/Commemoration |
SAINT-PIERRE-DU-VAUVRAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Roll of honour |
| Grave/Memorial Location | Grave 9. Joint grave. |
| Previous Place(s) of Burial | Unknown |
| Epitaph | |
| Family Details | SON OF HERBERT AND ALMA ZILLAH SHAYLOR, OF SOUTH YARDLEY, BIRMINGHAM. |
Additional Information
Flight Sergeant HERBERT THOMAS SHAYLOR is buried in SAINT-PIERRE-DU-VAUVRAY, Communal Cemetery, with pilot Flying Officer GORDON BLANSHARD in a joint grave. Both men were killed when the Mosquito aircraft they were in was shot down.1
Original joint grave marker 1940s.
References |
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| 1. | Information and photographs, unless otherwise credited, kindly provided by Elizabeth Jones, half sister of Flight Sergeant HERBERT THOMAS SHAYLOR. |
Acknowledgements and Credits |
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| Source of original data: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Headstone photograph: | Carl Shilleto |
| Cross marker photograph: | Elizabeth Jones, half sister of Flight Sergeant HERBERT THOMAS SHAYLOR. |
| Individual photograph: | Elizabeth Jones, half sister of Flight Sergeant HERBERT THOMAS SHAYLOR. |
| Additional photographs provided by: | |
| Additional information provided by: | Elizabeth Jones, half sister of Flight Sergeant HERBERT THOMAS SHAYLOR. |
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