Hatherill, Reginald Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Reginald Ernest |
Surname | Hatherill |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-11-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Henry and Dorothy May Hatherill, of Ware. His Brother Charles Edwin Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P5386 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ware New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 5. Grave 6. |
Epitaph | HIS BROTHER CHARLES EDWIN WAS KILLED IN FRANCE 29TH JULY 1944 AGE 21 ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 47 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 932189 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/10110 (P363549/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-11-1941 |
End Date | 06-11-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Charlgrove in bad weather . Aircraft had struck ground on even keel & in a 40ᵒ dive with undercarriage retracted. |