Bernard Shaw
In 1939 Bernard was training to be a Church of England priest at the Society of the Sacred Mission's college at Kelham Hall, Kelham, Newark. He was one of 139 men living at the college.
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Son of George John and Harriet Shaw, of Kirklands Newland Crescent Foret Town, Forest Town, Nottinghamshire.
Siblings: George (1896), Walter (1904), Nellie (1910) and John (1920).
East Yorkshire D-Day Landings:
Between 04:30 and 06:00 hours the assault craft were lowered from Empire Battleaxe and HMS Glenearn for the 7 mile journey to the Red Queen section of Sword Beach. They landed under heavy mortar, machine-gun and artillery fire. They broke through to take Strong Point Cod and Strong Point Sole, 2 gun emplacements and then they took Daimler Battery. By 18:00 thay had taken all 3. They continued onto the village of St Aubin d'Arquenay before spending the night in a cornfield near the village of Hermanville.
The east Yorks had lost 5 officers and 60 men killed and 4 officers and 137 men wounded. They had taken 70 prisoners.
Bernard was one of the 5 officers killed on D-Day.
Buried at Hermanville War Cemetery.
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