Essex, Kenneth Albert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Albert |
Surname | Essex |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph James Essex and Edith Gladys Essex, of Coventry. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM319 |
Markings | BQ-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 31. B. 1. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 33 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1578474 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1944 |
End Date | 21-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Viersen in North Rhine-Westphalia after being attacked by a night fighter |