Vaughan, Reginald Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Reginald Herbert |
Surname | Vaughan |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert Guest Vaughan and of Mary Helen Vaughan (Nee Jones). Husband of Gladys Vaughan, of Lincoln. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD900 |
Markings | PL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Row E. Grave 8. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 110 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 78770 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6380 (P359025/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/981/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/981/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-05-1941 |
End Date | 12-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Oblt Helmut Woltersdorf, 11./NJG1) and crashed 0257 12May41 at Hoogkarspel (Noord Holland), 6 km WSW of Enkhuisen. The two airmen killed are buried in Bergen General Cemetery. |