Name: |
REID |
Given Name: |
DONALD THOMAS EWEN |
Initials: |
D T E |
Service No: |
778394 |
Trade: |
Pilot |
Rank: |
SergeantOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Royal Air Force |
Unit: |
19 Sqdn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1942-02-12Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
21 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, Spitfire Vb AD332, Operation 'Fuller' was the name given to attack the two battle cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the cruiser Prinz Eugen that left the port of Brest to journey up the Englaish Channel to Norway. The convoy were heavily protected by large numbers from the Luftwaffe and many air battles took place with heavy losses on both sides. It is thought that he was shot down by Me 109's from JG26. The body of Sgt Reid was recovered from the sea |
Additional
Information: |
Son of Dr. William Ewen Reid and Kathleen Reid, of Stutterheim, Cape Province, South Africa. Commemoration stone in Stutterheim Cemetery, Eastern Cape |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2020-12-20
