Byrne, Kenneth Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Edward |
Surname | Byrne |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Patrick J. and Mary C. Byrne, of St. John's, Newfoundland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5574 |
Markings | PH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. E. 12. |
Epitaph | SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF KENNETH SON OF P. J. AND MARY BYRNE, ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 16 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 798555 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Newfoundland |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/166/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/166/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-05-1942 |
End Date | 09-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Warnemunde- Heinkel works |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea on return leg. Four bodies were recovered |