Reidy, William Patrick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Patrick |
Surname | Reidy |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-03-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VI |
Serial Number | NS998 |
Markings | VY- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Grave 25A. |
Epitaph | REMEMBERED ALWAYS REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 231 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1600606 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 85 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Kinderley Community Primary School, Tydd St. Giles, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar and Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text |
Location | Air Training Corps HQ, Loke Rd, Kings Lynn, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller Blade & Plaque |
Memorial Text |
Miscellaneous Information
Known as Paddy |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/706/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/706/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-03-1945 |
End Date | 20-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Turned tightly to line up with a drogue aircraft, stalled and crashed into The Wash |