Perkins, Reginald Derek
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Reginald Derek |
Surname | Perkins |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 15-11-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Philip Harold and Winifred Perkins, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden BI |
Serial Number | X2996 |
Markings | KM |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. A. 15. |
Epitaph | THEY ARE COMPLETE, THEIR WORK IS DONE, SO LET THEM SLEEP IN ENDLESS REST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 84 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41201 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Squadron Motto | Fulmina regis iusta (The king's thunderbolts are righteous) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/447/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/447/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-11-1940 |
End Date | 15-11-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Exploded in the air and crashed on the outskirts of Berlin |