Wakeley, Reginald Charles Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Reginald Charles Herbert |
Surname | Wakeley |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert William and Elizabeth Wakeley, of Stanmore, Winchester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND685 |
Markings | LE-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bayeux War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XV. L. 25 (Coll). |
Epitaph | IN EVERLOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON AND BROTHER. REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 110 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 177735 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-06-1944 |
End Date | 07-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Caen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed not far from Caen after being shot down |