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Flight Lieutenant GEORGE REX SHEPLEY

Service Number: 37577
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force (RAFO)

16 Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 31 May 1940

Age 28 years old

Buried or commemorated at

PIHEN-LES-GUINES WAR CEMETERY

1. A. 11.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Distinguished Flying Cross
  • Additional Info Son of John Thorpe Shepley and Lillie Emily Shepley, of Holmesfield, Derbyshire. His brother, Douglas Clayton Shepley, also died on service.
  • Personal Inscription BELOVED SON OF JACK AND LILLIE SHEPLEY, WOODTHORPE HALL, HOLMESFIELD, DERBYSHIRE
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