Archer, Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Kenneth |
Surname | Archer |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Humphrey and Dorothy Archer. Husband of Kathleen Ethel Archer, of Greenford, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA855 |
Markings | PM-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot EE. Grave 83. |
Epitaph | GRANT UNTO HIM ETERNAL REST; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 3 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 591125 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Maryport, Cumbria |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaque on rear of wooden chair |
Memorial Text | In memory of W/O Kenneth Archer RAF Who gave his life July 26th 1943 Aged 23 years. |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-07-1943 |
End Date | 26-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (32% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down from 22,000 feet by a night-fighter (Maj Werner Streib, 1./NJG 1) and crashed 00:46 onto Cleefswit Estate at Elsendorp (Noord Brabant), 14 km SE of Uden. |