Goodsell, Kenneth Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Edward |
Surname | Goodsell |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Date of Death | 13-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Edward and Elsie Harriet Goodsell, of Tunbridge Wells. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED361 |
Markings | EM-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tunbridge Wells Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Cons. Sec. 16B. Grave 822. |
Epitaph | WE SHALL ALWAYS REMEMBER HIM AS HE WAS: A DEAR SON AND A GOOD BRAVE LAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 41 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1337423 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 207 |
Squadron Motto | Semper paratus (Always prepared) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet and Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 207 Sqn RAF who served at RAF Bottesford during WW2 |
Location | X, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed group of Memorial Stones with adjacent info board |
Memorial Text | In memory of 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Spilsby and of 10 Sqn Armourers killed in an accident on 10th April 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet and Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 207 Sqn RAF who served at RAF Spilsby during WW2 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Waddington between 1 November 1940 and 18th November 1941 |
Location | Harby Rd, Langar, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Langar during WW2 |
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Langar, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaque & Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and a memorial to the personnel of 207 Sqn RAF who were killed flying from RAF Langar during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Other crew members were: Sgt R Cartwright (pilot), Sgt SV Venton, Sgt JM Crawford, Sgt RE Broadbent, Sgt TA Davidson, Sgt E Harman. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1943 |
End Date | 13-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Langar |
Day/Night Raid | Night (88% moon) |
Operation | Milan |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 619 Squadron Lancaster JA844 on its return, crashing near Horsham in Sussex |