Farnes, Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Kenneth |
Surname | Farnes |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Date of Death | 20-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney Heath Farnes and Florence Susanna Georgiana Farnes. B.A. (Cantab.). England and Cambridge Cricketer. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1037 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 21. A. 11. |
Epitaph | HE DIED AS HE LIVED PLAYING THE GAME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 34 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 107977 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 12 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hogg End, Chipping Warden, Northamptonshire - NB Private Property |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Plt Off Kenneth Farnes, Essex and England cricketer, killed when his Wellington, R1037, crashed on 20th October 1941, killing two of the crew |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-10-1941 |
End Date | 20-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Chipping Warden |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near the airfield, two killed, three injured |