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David John Shea

In memory of:

Flying Officer David John Shea

March 13, 1944

Military Service


Service Number:

J/22158

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

41 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information


Son of John Joseph and Kathleen Shea of Hamilton, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 441 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
Surrey, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

44. I. 10.

Location:

Brookwood is 30 miles from London (M3 to Bagshot and then A322). The main entrance to Brookwood Military Cemetery is on the A324 from the village of Pirbright. Brookwood Military Cemetery is owned by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and is the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the United Kingdom, covering approximately 37 acres. In 1917, an area of land in Brookwood Cemetery (originally The London Necropolis) was set aside for the burial of men and women of the forces of the Commonwealth and Americans, who had died, many of battle wounds, in the London district. This site was further extended to accommodate the Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War, and American, Belgian, Czech, Dutch, French and Polish plots containing the graves of Allied casualties. There are also German and Italian plots where prisoners of war lie buried.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Inscription– Flying Officer David John Shea is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … name on the panels that surround the Altar … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer David John Shea is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … the Altar … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Biggin Hill– Flying Officer David John Shea is also commemorated at St George's Royal Air Force Chapel of Remembrance - Biggin Hill … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star January 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator c. 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial Tablet– David John Shea's name is included on this memorial tablet in St. John's Anglican Church on 288 Humberside Avenue in West Toronto.    Photo taken in May 2003.
  • St. John's Anglican Church– St. John's Anglican Church on 288 Humberside Avenue in West Toronto.    Photo taken in May 2003.
  • Newspaper Clipping
  • Photo of David Shea
  • Photo of David Shea

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