Martin, Reuben
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Reuben |
Surname | Martin |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Date of Death | 29-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Thomas Martin and Lily Flossie Martin. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR952 |
Markings | ZA-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 234. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 205 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1579977 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Squadron Motto | Rem acu tengere (To hit the mark) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Location | Roadside location (off E6), Fættenfjord, near Åsenfjord, Trøndelag Fylke |
Country | Norway |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stone atopped with inert aerial sea mine and Tirpitz anchor chain link |
Memorial Text |
For Frihet Til minne om Allierte Flymannskaper fra RAF drept under angrep pa det tyske slagskipet Tirpitz i Fættenfjord 1942
Translation "For freedom In memory of the Allied Aircrews from the RAF who died in attacks on the German Battleship Tirpitz in the Fættenfjord 1942 " |
Miscellaneous Information
Initially buried locally, their remains could not be located and so are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/145/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/145/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-01-1944 |
End Date | 29-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Melbourne |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 677 aircraft, 46 losses (6.8%). The diversionary raids drew off a significant number of fighters but the German controller was able to re-group the over the target and many aircraft were Lost as a result. The cloud was broken and some ground marking was possible and despite claims by Bomber Command that the bombing was concentrated, the local report says otherwise. Nevertheless, around 180000 people were bombed out and an unusually high proportion of public and administrative buildings were hit, including the Chancellery. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Friedrichshafen, SE of Berlin |