Bland, Reginald Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Reginald Alfred |
Surname | Bland |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred and Jane Bland, of Hove. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | L4178 |
Markings | PL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Portslade Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. Z.Z. Grave 52. |
Epitaph | GREAT IN LIFE, GREATER STILL IN DEATH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 10 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1379420 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Guest Lane Cemetery, Warmsworth, South Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument |
Memorial Text | In memory of F/O H.E. Aspey, Sgt. R.A. Bland, Sgt. J.A. Eves and F/S J.B. Gray of 144 Sqn. 27th February, 1942 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12426 (P366506/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/982/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/982/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-02-1942 |
End Date | 27-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | North Luffenham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (84% moon) |
Operation | Kiel |
Reason for Loss | On return ran out of fuel, crashing at Hexthorpe, near Doncaster |