Blake, Reginald Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Reginald Alfred |
Surname | Blake |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Albert and Jennie Blake. Husband of Dorothy Violet Blake, of St. Mary Cray, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7628 |
Markings | OJ-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 23. A. 15. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 132 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1284072 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Churchyard, Cliffe, Isle of Grain, Kent |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Stirling bomber W7628 which crashed in Cliff on 24th October 1942 |
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-10-1942 |
End Date | 24-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Genoa. 122 aircraft, 3 losses (2.5%). The area was completely cloud covered and the entire raid actually fell on the town of Savona, some 30 miles away |
Reason for Loss | Ran out of fuel on return leg and crashed at Cliffe, north of Rochester, Kent |