Morgan, Rhys Hallam
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | Rhys Hallam |
Surname | Morgan |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Mary Elizabeth Morgan, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5741 |
Markings | OF-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | AIII. 8. 4. |
Epitaph | HE THAT OVERCOMETH SHALL INHERIT ALL THINGS; I WILL BE HIS GOD, HE SHALL BE MY SON (Bible - Revelation 21:7) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 76 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/66350 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
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 |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/35 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/34 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-09-1942 |
End Date | 02-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Saarbrucken |
Reason for Loss | Presumed crashed into the North Sea. The pilot's body later washed onto Fano island, Denmark |