Medhurst, Reginald Chester Pelham
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Reginald Chester Pelham |
Surname | Medhurst |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Richard and Vera Wardle Medhurst, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | EB204 |
Markings | OO_G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row A. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | HE HAS FOUND THE SECRET GLORY, HE HAS FOUND THE TRUTH HE SOUGHT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 211 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/23727 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1663 HCU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Miscellaneous Information
On attachment from 158 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-04-1944 |
End Date | 13-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed less than a minute from takeoff into trees on the SW side of the airfield- possibly due to early retraction of the flaps, causing a sudden loss of height whilst still at low altitude |