Reed, Ernest John Watts
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ernest John Watts |
Surname | Reed |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Henry Watts Reed and Nellie Reed, of Normanton-On-Soar. Husband of Nancy M. Reed. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB716 |
Markings | PH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Loughborough (Leicester Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Comp.379. Grave 42. |
Epitaph | WORTHY OF EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 88 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1165112 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-08-1944 |
End Date | 11-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (51% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying, Biscay ports |
Reason for Loss | On return the Lancaster crashed attempting to land at Aston Down airfield in Gloucestershire |