Reay, Eric Lascelles
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Eric Lascelles |
Surname | Reay |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
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Date of Death | 29-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Eric Alfred and Edna Reay, of Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT736 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Row E. Grave 13. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT MEN MAY LIVE TO BUILD A BETTER WORLD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 230 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 426157 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1652 HCU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-03-1944 |
End Date | 29-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Marston Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- Bullseye detail |
Reason for Loss | Shed a propeller blade from the starboard outer engine and crashed near Dundonald, WSW of Kilmarnock |