226109 Sgt. Thomas William Reynolds Daniel Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 78 Squadron (d.12th June 1943) I never met Tom Daniel, he was my mother's cousin. His picture in his flying suit bearing the Welsh Dragon, lived on the wall in my Grandmothers sitting room adjacent to my mother's in her WREN uniform. He must have been exceptionally brave as he was a tail gunner. The family story says he volunteered for his final flight. I have visited his grave and those of all the crew of the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley in Eindhoven General Cemetery in the Netherlands.
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