Andrews, Reginald Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Reginald Thomas |
Surname | Andrews |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Henry and Ethel Mary Andrews, of Alderley, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW513 |
Markings | C8-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Row J. Grave 19. |
Epitaph | COURAGEOUSLY HE ANSWERED THE CALL. EVER REMEMBERED BY US ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 123 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 414745 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 640 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Beverley, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those of 640 Sqn who were killed during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2216/1 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-01-1944 |
End Date | 31-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 534 aircraft without diversionary raids. 33 aircraft Lost (6.2%). Initial German attempts to intercept with night-fighters failed and the bomber stream was well on the way to Berlin before they met with any resistance. Complete cloud-cover over Berlin but concentrated damage in the centre nonetheless with additional widely scattered bombs. At least 1000 deaths on the ground, 2 industrial premises completely destroyed and a further 15 seriously damaged. The Propaganda Ministry was hit, as was the railway infrastructure |
Reason for Loss | Crashed and exploded just south of base |