Reid, Richard Wallace
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard Wallace |
Surname | Reid |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Richard and Jane S. Reid, of Dalkeith, Midlothian. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PA285 |
Markings | GI-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 5. G. 18-20. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 231 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1826182 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 622 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/25 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2139/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-04-1945 |
End Date | 20-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Regensburg- to attack a fuel storage depot |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and partially abandoned. Crashed at Burgweinting, SE of Regensburg |