Babington-Browne, Kenneth Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Douglas |
Surname | Babington-Browne |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Horace Walter and Gladys Emily Babington-Browne (née Gibbs). Husband of Elisabeth Julia Babington-Browne (née Donovan), of Southwark, London, whom he married in April 1940 in Bulmer, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4903 |
Markings | QR-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. D. 9. |
Epitaph | TO THE BELOVED MEMORY OF KEN. A GALLANT ENGLISHMAN AND A PERFECT HUSBAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 50038 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 1918, Hertford. His father Horace died in Chelsea in 1933 aged 36. In 1939 his mother Gladys was living in Broadway, Roman Park Road, Haringey, Middx. |
Oblt. Hans Karl Kamp was killed in action on 31 December 1944 when his Ju88G-10 was attacked and shot down by an American P51. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-03-1943 |
End Date | 09-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter flown by Oblt. Hans Karl Kamp of 7./NJG4, at 22.29hrs and crashed on the corner of Georgen Strasse and Wiesenstrasse in Fürth, NW of Nürnberg |