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Originally Posted by ian hunt
Hi Steve
Hoping this isn't a dumb question but I'm sure you'll have a copy of 218's ORB, so have you checked that it's not a typo with 'Reeves'? Is he recorded as having flown on previous ops?
Cheers
Ian
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Hi Ian & Alex,
Thanks for the reply, Reeves is recorded within the ORB on a number of occassions and his surname is the same throughout. I had checked the 1939-1945 PoW listing and found Reeves S but was concerned that there was no Reeves S within the pages of Oliver Clutton-Brock books. At the time of his loss he, S V Reeves had flown 19 operations with F/Lt Johnny Du Toit RAFVR.
I can only suggest that Reeves surname was mispelt on joining the squadron and this carried on throughout his time on the squadron, a long shot I know. Even if this happened, there are no NCO PoW's from No.218 Squadron that fit. !!