Basham, Reginald Walter William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Reginald Walter William |
Surname | Basham |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Cyril Basham, and of Emma Basham, of Brentford. Husband of Daisy Violet Basham, of Twickenham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | BD395 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Isleworth Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Block R. Class C.E. Grave 62. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 6 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1376972 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-07-1942 |
End Date | 18-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stanton Harcourt |
Day/Night Raid | Night (19% moon) |
Operation | Training- night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near the airfield in poor visibility and weather conditions |