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Name	Richard Carew Reynell
Born	12 August, 1912
Died	7 September, 1940 (aged 28) London, Middlesex, England
Cause of Death	killed in action
Education *	St Peter's College (Adelaide) (student, 1924-1928) Oxford University (student, 1929-1931)
Occupation or Descriptor *	defence forces personnel (British) (1939-1940) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (British airforce officer) London Blitz, 1940 (British airforce officer)
Workplaces *	Hawker Aircraft Co (UK) (test pilot)

* Dates are approximate

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