Freeman, Reginald John
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Reginald John |
Surname | Freeman |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Robert and Lydia Freeman, of Croxley Green, Hertfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LJ526 |
Markings | OJ-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Svendborg General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave K. L. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS UNSELFISH, TRUE AND KIND, A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY LEFT BEHIND. DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 167 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 150240 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 27/1004/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-04-1944 |
End Date | 24-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Mining over the Baltic. 114 aircraft to lay mines in five separate areas of the Baltic. 5 losses |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Oster Skerninge, Denmark |