Veitch, Reginald Clive
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Reginald Clive |
Surname | Veitch |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Andrew and Marion Louise Veitch, of Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND342 |
Markings | PH-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. C. 17. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 110 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 415208 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
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 27/168/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/168/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-12-1944 |
End Date | 13-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss not established |