Gowland, Kenyon Stafford
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenyon Stafford |
Surname | Gowland |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-11-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Stafford and Emily Beatrice Gowland |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden BI |
Serial Number | X2907 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ootmarsum Protestant Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 41 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 742817 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
(P355888/40 ) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/485/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/485/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-11-1940 |
End Date | 06-11-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (41% moon) |
Operation | Magdeburg |
Reason for Loss | Tasked to bomb an oil refinery, the Hampden crashed at Almelo, Holland |