Piercy, Reginald Frank
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Reginald Frank |
Surname | Piercy |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-02-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ452 |
Markings | ZL-E Enemy Extermination |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 282. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 226 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/253010 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 429 (Bison) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Piercy Lake, Manitoba; 2km east of Nejanilini Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Miscellaneous Information
Aircraft borrowed from 427 Sqn |
Piercy has a lake named after him in Manitoba, just north of Churchill |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1854/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1854/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-02-1945 |
End Date | 26-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Minelaying in Oslo Fjord, Norway |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |