Green, Kenneth Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Frederick |
Surname | Green |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Edward Green and Ethel Green (née Short), of Greenway, Taunton, Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED754 |
Markings | OF-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 151. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 42 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 574948 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
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 | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Miscellaneous Information
Born September 1922, Farnham. A Halton apprentice in the 38th entry, August 1939. 20 months training posted to an operational station as a fitter, remustered to F/E when the call was made for fitters to retrain for the new trade. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-03-1943 |
End Date | 29-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (51% moon) |
Operation | St. Nazaire |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea near Piriac, close to the target area. The aircraft was coned by searchlights, hit by flak from several flak batteries. |