Lees, Reginald George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Reginald George |
Surname | Lees |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel and Annie Lees, of Gnosall. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | LN532 |
Markings | -V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gnosall (St. Lawrence) Churchyard Extension |
Grave Reference | North part. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 62 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1214347 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village War Memorial, Whittlebury, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the airmen who lost their lives when their plane LN532 crashed in Whittlebury on the 29th September 1843 |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-09-1943 |
End Date | 29-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Training- Bullseye detail |
Reason for Loss | Emerged from cloud and crashed near Towcester, Northamptonshire |