Hunter, Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Kenneth |
Surname | Hunter |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wilfred and Gladys Eveline Hunter, of Staveley, Derbyshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB235 |
Markings | KM-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 219. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 53 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1577090 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/451/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/451/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-10-1944 |
End Date | 05-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Spilsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (89% moon) |
Operation | Antishipping mine laying- Baltic Sea |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in Denmark |