Reid, George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George |
Surname | Reid |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-07-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Helena Murdoch Reid, of Baillieston, Lanarkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | R3896 |
Markings | LS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brugge General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 63. Row 1. Grave 15. |
Epitaph | ...THEIR WORKS OF PURE UNSELFISHNESS MADE CONSECRATE TO THEE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 231 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 746818 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
His brother won a Victoria Cross while serving with 61 Squadron in November 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/202/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/202/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-07-1940 |
End Date | 07-07-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Early morning reconnaissance of Gent region of Belgium |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Bruges |