Wevill, Reginald Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Reginald Thomas |
Surname | Wevill |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Mabel Wevill, of Torpoint, Cornwall. Husband of B. M. Wevill, of Torpoint. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | DV311 |
Markings | QR-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. J. 5. |
Epitaph | A DEVOTED HUSBAND AND GALLANT DADDY. ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS. BEAT. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 114 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1602927 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1944 |
End Date | 31-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (45% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Coningsby at 2217 hrs detailed to attack targets in Nurnberg. Aircraft was shot down outbound to target by a night fighter, crashing at Rimbach on the West bank of the Fuida, 6 km North of Schlitz. Shot down by Hptm Fritz Rudusch of 6./NJG6 at 0056 hrs at Rimbach N W. of Fuida |