Raymond Arthur Shipton
Memorial: Winterbourne - St Michael's Archangel Church
Regiment: Devonshire Regiment
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Private
Parents: Rachel K. Bartlett (Aunt)
Home address: Winterbourne
Date of birth: 1920
Date of death: 19/05/1944
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried in Chittagong War Cemetery Bangladesh and commemorated St Michael's Church Winterbourne Memorial
Age: 23
Further information:
On the outbreak of war Arthur’s regiment were in India, and it went on to spend the whole of the war in the East. In May 1944, Raymond’s regiment was fighting in Burma in the battle of Imphal. His records state that he died rather than was killed in action and his final resting place was Chittagong Bangladesh. Since Chittagong was a base for allied forces engaged in the Burma Campaign it would suggest that Raymond was on leave or in hospital there when he died.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chittagong
https://www.keepmilitarymuseum.org/history/second+world+war/the+devonshire+regiment/the+first+battalion