Reid, Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert |
Surname | Reid |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Margaret Reid, of Falkirk, Stirlingshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED493 |
Markings | WS-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Texel (Den Burg) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot K. Row 4. Grave 74. |
Epitaph | "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN" REMEMBRANCE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 89 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 657577 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-08-1943 |
End Date | 03-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter, crashing in the North Sea off the Dutch coast |