Cornell, Reginald Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Reginald Henry |
Surname | Cornell |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Reginald Harry and Elizabeth Cornell. Husband of Phyllis May Cornell, of Forest Hill, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XX |
Serial Number | KB215 |
Markings | AZ-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Coningsby Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 64. Grave 1259. |
Epitaph | DEEPLY MOURNED BY HIS WIFE PHYLLIS, DAUGHTER LOIS, MOTHER AND RELATIVES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 152793 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 627 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-10-1944 |
End Date | 19-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Take off: 1145 hrs. One of the bombs detonated in the bomb bay, trapping F/O Cornell in the escape hatch. |