Davies, Reynold
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Reynold |
Surname | Davies |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Amy Frances Davies, of Port Talbot. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE856 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Port Talbot (Goytre) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 8. Row H. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR FREEDOM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 153 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1653083 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 17 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Silverstone, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Village Sign & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of No. 17 OTU, Silverstone Airfield. 1943 - 1946 |
Location | Within Motor Racing Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Stencilled RoH |
Memorial Text | Per Ardua Ad Astra to those who served No.17 OTU R.A.F. Silverstone. 1943 - 1946 |
Location | Road Bridge over A43, Turweston, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Remembered with Honour, Bomber Command, 17 OTU, RAF Silverstone and RAF Turweston. 1943 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-01-1945 |
End Date | 14-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Silverstone |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Traning- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Advised not to land back at base due to worsening weather conditions. Struck a tree while trying to locate a suitable airfield near Overton Heath airfield, Wiltshire |