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Military service
Service number:
J/38422
Rank:
Flying Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
433 Sqdn.
Death:
December 2, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
2A. B. 3.
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F/O Robert Howard Shiells of 433 Sqn was the bomb aimer on Halifax BM-C, MZ807. Robert died along with most of his crew 2/3 Dec 1944 on their way home from a raid on a battery factory at Hagen Germany. Only the mid-upper gunner, F/Sgt L Mallory survived with injuries and evaded capture. The crew was F/Lt W Cook, RCAF Pilot; Sgt R Ainsworth RAF, Flight Engineer; F/O J Grant RCAF, Navigator; F/O J Pittman RCAF, Wireless Op; L Mallory RCAF, Mid-upper Gunner, and P/O J Ash RCAF, Rear Gunner. Robert didn't have to fly that night as he had a cold but he chose to not let his crew down. -
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 442 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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