Reay, Philip Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Philip Herbert |
Surname | Reay |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Herbert Robson Reay and Olive Vera Reay, of Monkseaton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1589 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Whitley Bay (Hartley South) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 139. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 230 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 999621 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/537/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/537/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-07-1941 |
End Date | 04-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Feltwell due to instrument failure. A nearby road was closed for several days whilst the unexploded bombs were removed from the scene |