Gill, Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Kenneth |
Surname | Gill |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFC Croix De Guerre |
Date of Death | 21-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fred and Dorothy Rosamund Gill. Husband of Vera Gill, of Halton, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD117 |
Markings | YZ-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 267. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 39 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 155097 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 617 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Bamford, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed painting and Framed inscribed Scroll |
Memorial Text | A painting given to Bamford Church by 617 Sqn RAF |
Location | South Tower, Ladybower Dam, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the raid on the Rhur Dams by 617 Sqn RAF in May 1943 |
Location | Adjacent to South Tower, Ladybower Dam, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Information Board |
Memorial Text | An information board detailing the raid on the Rhur Dams by 617 Sqn RAF in May 1943 |
Location | St. Vincents Hall, Grantham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial & Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the HQ of 5Gp Bomber Command 1937-1945 where the Rhur Dams raid by 617 Sqn RAF was controlled from |
Location | Thorpe Camp Museum, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Woodhall Spa 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Jubilee Gardens, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 617 Sqn RAF who gave their lives during WW2 |
Location | Jubilee Gardens, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 617 Sqn RAF who have given their lives since 1945 |
Location | Eyebrook Reservoir, Caldecott, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating 617 Sqn RAF which practiced here before the Rhur Dams raid in May 1943 |
Miscellaneous Information
In common with several other aircraft on this operation, and other operations flown by 617 around this time, the aircraft flew without a wirless operator and with only one air gunner. This was a modified aircraft that had the mid-upper gun turret removed and fared over. |
IBCC Digital Archive
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2128/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2128/39 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-03-1945 |
End Date | 21-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Tasked to attack the Arbergen rail bridge near Bremen, the Lancaster was hit by flak, caught fire and dived into the ground with its Tallboy still aboard. |