Joseph Preston Shipton

Joseph Preston SHIPTON

Birth Name SHIPTON, Joseph Preston
Gender male
Age at Death 24 years, 5 months, 12 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 3 November 1917 Marlow, Bucks.   1a 2a 3a
Death 15 April 1942 Germany   4a 5a 6a
Burial about 1942 Germany   6b

Relation to the centre person (Kate Mary BOWLER) : fourth cousin

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Joseph Preston SHIPTONabout 188320 September 1917
Mother Kate Maria SMITH7 January 188825 January 1979
    Brother     Sidney SHIPTON about 1907
    Sister     Gwendoline Irene SHIPTON about 1911
         Joseph Preston SHIPTON 3 November 1917 15 April 1942

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
_UID 07489CFBC220574180A4CF677290417E7BE7
 

Source References

  1. 1921 Census
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        First name(s) Joseph
        Last name Shipton
        Sex Male
        Birth year 1917
        Census date 19 June 1921
        Age in years 3
        Age in months 7
        Age as transcribed 3 y 7 m
        Relationship to head Son
        Orphanhood Father Dead
        Birth place Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England
        Birth town Marlow
        Birth county Buckinghamshire
        Birth country England
        Birth place as transcribed Marlow, Buckinghamshire
        Language used to complete form English
        Person making return Mrs Shifton
        House number 47
        Street South Place, Marlow
        Address 47 South Place, Marlow
        Full address as transcribed 47 South Place, Marlow
        Parish Marlow
        Registration district Wycombe
        Registration district number 145
        Sub-district Marlow
        Sub-district number 1
        Enumeration district number 1
        County Buckinghamshire
        Country England
        Parliamentary borough or division Buckinghamshire PC, Wycombe Div.
        Archive The National Archives
        Archive series RG 15
        Piece number 07323
        Schedule number 182
        District reference RD 145 RS 1 ED 1
        Schedule type code E
        Schedule type England household, single page, 10 entries
        Other household member's first name(s) Gwendoline, Kate, Sidney
        Other household member's last name Shipton
        Record set 1921 Census Of England & Wales

  2. GRO index
      • Citation:

        SHIPTON, JOSEPH PRESTON [mothers maiden anme] SMITH
        GRO Reference: 1917 D Quarter in WYCOMBE Volume 03A Page 1269

  3. 1939 register
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        First name(s) Joseph P
        Last name(s) Shipton
        Birth date 03 Nov 1917
        Birth day 3
        Birth month 11
        Birth year 1917
        Sex Male
        Marital status Single
        Occupation Railway Clerk
        Address 47 South Place, Marlow
        Place Marlow U.D.
        Borough / district Marlow U.D.
        County Buckinghamshire
        Country England
        E. D. letter code DVLC
        Schedule 287
        Schedule sub number 2
        Archive reference RG101/2113J/002/33
        Piece number 2113J
        Item number 2
        Line number 33

  4. Ancestry
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        CWGC - Germany - Rheinberg War Cemetery Part "
        SHIPTON, Sgt. (W. Op. / Air Gnr.) Joseph Preston, 922788. RAF (VR). 420 (RCAF) Aqdn. 15 April, 1942. Age 24. Son of Joseph Preston SHIPTON and Kate maria SHIPTON, of Marlow, Bucks. I.E.2.

        Circumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft Hampden I AT128

  5. Online
      • Citation:

        New memorial data for individuals, crew, stations, squadrons and groups have been added.
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        Shipton, Joseph Preston
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        Personal Information
        Rank Sgt
        Forename(s) Joseph Preston
        Surname Shipton
        Gender M
        Age 24
        Decorations
        Date of Death 15-04-1942
        Next of Kin Son of Joseph Preston Shipton and Kate Maria Shipton, of Marlow, Buckinghamshire.
        SHIPTON JP
        Aircraft Information
        Aircraft Handley Page Hampden I
        Serial Number AT128
        Markings PT-G
        Memorial Information
        Burial/Memorial Country Germany
        Burial/Memorial Place Rheinberg War Cemetery
        Grave Reference 1. E. 2.
        Epitaph IN HEAVENLY LOVE ABIDING
        IBCC Memorial Information
        Phase 1
        Panel Number 96
        Enlistment Information
        Service Number 922788
        Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
        Group 5
        Squadron 420 (Snowy Owl)
        Trade WOp/AG
        Country of Origin United Kingdom

  6. FindMyPast
      • Citation:

        First name(s) Joseph Preston
        Aircraft type Hampden I
        Last name Shipton
        Aircraft serial AT128
        Age 24
        Base Waddington, Lincs
        Birth year 1918
        Burial place or memorial Rheinberg War Cem, Germany
        Service number -
        Cause of death Killed in Action
        Rank Sergeant
        Death date 15/04/1942
        Function wireless operator / air gunner
        Native of Marlow, Bucks
        Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
        Notes Shot down near Neuss during a raid on Dortmund
        Unit or regiment 420 Squadron
        Record set Airmen Died In The Second World War, 1939-1946
        Death year 1942
        Category Military, armed forces & conflict
        War Second World War, 1939-1945

      • Citation:

        First name(s) Joseph Preston
        Last name Shipton
        Sex Male
        Birth year 1918
        Age 24
        Death year 1942
        Death date 15 Apr 1942
        Next of kin Son of Joseph Preston Shipton and Kate Maria Shipton, of Marlow, Buckinghamshire.
        Father first name Joseph Preston
        Mother first name Kate Maria
        Trade WOp/AG
        Rank Sergeant
        Rank as transcribed Sgt
        Service number 922788
        Squadron number 420
        Cemetery memorial Rheinberg War Cemetery
        Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
        Original source View source website
        Record set Bomber Command Losses 1939-1945