Turtle, Reginald William Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Reginald William Arthur |
Surname | Turtle |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 07-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Reginald Margetts Turtle and Katherine Maud Turtle. Husband of Brenda Sigismunda S. Turtle, of Finchley, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N3761 |
Markings | BU-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schiermonnikoog (Vredenhof) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 69. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 256 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 40866 |
Service | Royal Air Force (RAFO) |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Miscellaneous Information
Won his DFC with 149 Squadron |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1321/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1321/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-06-1942 |
End Date | 07-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (39% moon) |
Operation | Emden. 233 aircraft with good results. Some damage to the docks area and at least 300 houses destroyed. 9 aircraft lost |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed off Terschelling |