Flying Officer [Pilot]

Reginald Clive Veitch

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Ernest Andrew and Marion Louise Veitch, of Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (2008)
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Dolores Janiewski
Relationship to casualty: Uncle of my Brother-in-Law, Robin Veitch
He was the pilot of a Lancaster shot down over Dusseldorf in December 1944; he died in the crash as the last person on the plane; some of those on the plane were able to escape and others were captu... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
415208
Name:
Reginald Clive Veitch
Rank: 
Flying Officer
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
18 September 1915
Place of Birth:
Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mr Ernest Andrew (father), Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
07 September 1941
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk
Employer:
Government Printing Office, Wellington
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 12 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
12 December 1944
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
8. C. 17.
Cemetery Location: 
Germany
Reginald Clive Veitch
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