Wilkinson, Reginald Eric
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Reginald Eric |
Surname | Wilkinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | DFC, Flying Cross (Holland), MiD |
Date of Death | 27-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Flying Cross (Holland). Son of Herbert and Charlotte Wilkinson. Husband of Winifred Mary Wilkinson, of Barkingside, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Lockheed Hudson III |
Serial Number | T9463 |
Markings | MA-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brussels Town Cemetery |
Grave Reference | X. 26. 47. |
Epitaph | BEYOND THE ECHO OF A SIGH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 265 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 124557 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Hudson MA-L, 27th November 1944 |
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scrolls |
Memorial Text | In memory of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford February 1942 - June 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Peter, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaques & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force, and SOE agents killed during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in Despatches June 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-11-1944 |
End Date | 27-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (88% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Fleckney 1, for Germany |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed NE of Houffalize, Luxembourg |