Davies, Reginald Ivor Havard
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Reginald Ivor Havard |
Surname | Davies |
Gender | M |
Age | 41 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Havard Davies and Maria Davies. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND745 |
Markings | A4-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave IVa. E. 12-13. |
Epitaph | IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 153 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 156998 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Zondereigen (Baarle-Hertog), Antwerpen Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed composite plaque and planted tree |
Memorial Text | Lancaster ND745 A4-D van het 115de squadron in brand geschoten in de nacht van 22 op 23 Mei 1944 |
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-05-1944 |
End Date | 23-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund. 375 aircraft, 18 Lancasters Lost (4.8%). Most of the bombing fell in the SE districts and mostly in residential areas. 852 houses and 6 buildings were destroyed. 361 were killed, including 22 PoW. |
Reason for Loss |