Bigger, Reginald Austin
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Reginald Austin |
Surname | Bigger |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-10-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Austin Bigger and Mary Clark Bigger, of Holywood, Co. Down. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley I |
Serial Number | N1358 |
Markings | KN-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 131 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580320 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/655/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/655/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-10-1939 |
End Date | 25-10-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven to drop leaflets |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace over the North Sea |