Muir, Reginald William Lingfield
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Reginald William Lingfield |
Surname | Muir |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Frederick and Doris Elizabeth Muir, of South Hackney, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5573 |
Markings | ZN-B Admiral Foo Banc V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 5. A. 19-21. |
Epitaph | BRIEF, BRAVE AND COURAGEOUS WAS HIS YOUNG CAREER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 77 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1388470 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Warmonfosse, Harze, Liege Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone & inscribed marble tablet |
Memorial Text | RECONNAISSANCE AUX AVIATEURS ALLIES TOMBES ICI POUR NORTE LIBERTE LE 9 JUILLET 1943. SGT. S.N. LEIGH R.A.F., SGT. R.W.L. MUIR R.A.F., SGT. R.C. BARRETT R.A.F., SGT. E. HANNELL R.A.F., FLT. SGT. D.H. McLEOD R.C.A.F., FLT. SGT. K.H. McLEAN R.C.A.F., SGT. L. |
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Miscellaneous Information
Aircraft known as "Admiral Foo Banc V" |
IBCC Digital Archive
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-07-1943 |
End Date | 09-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter, crashing 01:30 on 9 Jul 1943 at Priestet near Harzé, a small village in the Ardennes |