Reed, Frederick James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick James |
Surname | Reed |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
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Date of Death | 13-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Reed, of Kennington, London. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 13565. |
Epitaph | A YOUTH WITH A MANLY SPIRIT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 231 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1585303 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 31 Base |
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Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
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Reason for Loss | Killed during an incident during which his close freind, air gunner Sgt. James Finbar Buckley, aimed a Sten gun in his direction during horseplay, the gun having discharged and killed Reed. During Buckley's trial for murder, the jury accepted that he had never meant to harm his close friend and found him not guilty of either murder or manslaughter. In his summary, it was clear that Mr. Justice Singleton, presiding, did not think that Buckley should have got off scot-free. Buckley fainted in the dock on hearing the verdict. |