Keenleyside, William Scott
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Scott |
Surname | Keenleyside |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest and Elizabeth Swan Keenleyside, of Low Fell, Gateshead, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB642 |
Markings | P4-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. A. 16. |
Epitaph | ESCAPED TO THE MANSIONS OF LIGHT, AND LODGED IN THE EDEN OF LOVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 58 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1826847 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 153 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all 150 Sqn personnel lost operating from Scampton 1944 -1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-03-1945 |
End Date | 17-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter, crashing at Rietenau, near Stuttgart |