Comyn, Reginald Daniel
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Reginald Daniel |
Surname | Comyn |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Nicholas O'Connell Comyn, and of Mary Cecilia Comyn (Nee Mahoney), of Castleknock, Co. Dublin, Irish Republic. A.R.S.M., Hons. (Lond.). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito II |
Serial Number | DD749 |
Markings | HB-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harpenden (Westfield) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 2. Grave R 39. |
Epitaph | DOMINE DEUS MEUS, IN TE SPERAVI (Latin - O MY GOD, I TRUST IN YOU) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 147 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 140891 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 239 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Eire |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former MQ Site, West Raynham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Inscribed Slate Tablets and Concrete Plinth |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all who served at West Raynham, military and civilian of all ranks 1939 - 1994 |
Miscellaneous Information
There is some doubt as to the crash site as their burial site is not conducive with such a location |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1456/58 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1456/57 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-08-1944 |
End Date | 03-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | West Raynham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Overshot the runway, broke up on impact and burst into flames |