Weymouth, Reginald Walter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Reginald Walter |
Surname | Weymouth |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 30-11-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Daniel Walter and Mary Ann Weymouth, of Bristol. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z9299 |
Markings | KN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. E. 1-3. |
Epitaph | IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE. MUM, DAD, AUNTIE AND UNCLE. "LOVE NEVER DIES" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 262 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 919563 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 77 |
Squadron Motto | Esse potius quam videri (To be, rather than to seem) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/655/54 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/655/53 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11-1941 |
End Date | 01-12-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Emden |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter flown by Oberfeldwebel Paul Gildner of 4./NJG1 at at 2305 hrs. It was later established that all except the Observer were killed and were eventually buried in the Sage War Cemetery. The Observer, Sergeant Grundy, was captured and was detained as a PoW in Stalag Luft VI at Heydekrug. |