Mitchell, Reginald Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Reginald Ernest |
Surname | Mitchell |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert James Mitchell and Louisa Alice Mitchell, of Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3944 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Fradley (St. Stephen) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row 5. Grave 5. |
Epitaph | NOT JUST TODAY BUT EVERY DAY IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 75 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 401577 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Fradley, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Stencilled Composite Panels |
Memorial Text | This memorial is a tribute to all those both military and civil who came from many countries to serve at RAF Lichfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-12-1942 |
End Date | 04-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lichfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (22% moon) |
Operation | Training- bullseye exercise |
Reason for Loss | In worsening light, the bomber crashed within sight of airfield. |