Reece, Michael
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Michael |
Surname | Reece |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Charles Reece and of Minnie Helen Reece (Nee King), of Mosgill, Otago, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE740 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot H/1. Grave 248. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 88 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 424260 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 11 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Mary, North Marston, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Embroidered Kneeler |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Wellington HE740 which crashed on 4th January 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-01-1945 |
End Date | 04-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Westcott |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Dived out of cloud from about 5000' and crashed near Aylesbury, Bucks. |