1942 March Quarter death registration-
Name: Shaw, Robert M.---Age: 25
District: Downham [Volume & Page: 4b & 691]
Six aircrew members, flying on one of 115 Squadon's Vickers Wellington bombers based at RAF Marham, perished when their aircraft crashed at Marham's aerodrome.
The casualties of this Wellington accident were-
RAF Sergeant Ronald Frederick BISHOP,
RAFVR Sergeant Donald Hewett FAITH,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Sidney Carl LESTER,
RCAF Flight Sergeant Donald Joseph MASKILL,
RAFVR Sergeant Stanley Arthur ORFORD and
RAF Sergeant Robert Miller SHAW.
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Observer
Service No: 1052795
Age: 25
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 115 Squadron (MOTTO: 'Despite The Elements')
Son of Squadron Leader Donald Edwin Shaw, formerly of the RAF, and of Mayence Mary Shaw (née Fridge).
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
1942 March Quarter death registration-
Name: Shaw, Robert M.---Age: 25
District: Downham [Volume & Page: 4b & 691]
Six aircrew members, flying on one of 115 Squadon's Vickers Wellington bombers based at RAF Marham, perished when their aircraft crashed at Marham's aerodrome.
The casualties of this Wellington accident were-
RAF Sergeant Ronald Frederick BISHOP,
RAFVR Sergeant Donald Hewett FAITH,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Sidney Carl LESTER,
RCAF Flight Sergeant Donald Joseph MASKILL,
RAFVR Sergeant Stanley Arthur ORFORD and
RAF Sergeant Robert Miller SHAW.
Rank: Sergeant
Trade: Observer
Service No: 1052795
Age: 25
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 115 Squadron (MOTTO: 'Despite The Elements')
Son of Squadron Leader Donald Edwin Shaw, formerly of the RAF, and of Mayence Mary Shaw (née Fridge).
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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