Gale, Kenneth William
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Kenneth William |
Surname | Gale |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 09-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William James Gale and Margaret Frances Gale, of Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ353 |
Markings | AZ-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Erblon Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 2. |
Epitaph | A PATHFINDER SHOT DOWN AFTER 88 SORTIES. "WITH LOVING REMEMBRANCES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 38 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 404241 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 627 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-06-1944 |
End Date | 09-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (94% moon) |
Operation | Rennes |
Reason for Loss | Crashed south of the target which the Mosquito had been marking for 5 Group Lancasters |