Kemp, Frederick Jackson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick Jackson |
Surname | Kemp |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sam Jackson Kemp and Laura Edith Kemp, of Dutton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | Z8354 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Marton (St. Paul) Church Burial Ground |
Grave Reference | Plot 14. Grave 177. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 58 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 929624 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 15 OTU |
Trade | WOp |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Crashed in almost the same location as Whitley K7255 |
The crash made the national press when a young German man who was living nearby filmed the wreckage and was arrested for spying and was deported. A detailed eyewitness report is in the book 'A BOARS HILL ANTHOLOGY' by Margeret Aldis and Patricia Sims. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9233 (P362513/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-09-1941 |
End Date | 23-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Harwell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Overseas Aircraft Delivery Unit flight for Malta via Gibraltar, crewed by 15 OTU personnel. |
Reason for Loss | Port engine failed and crashed into Jarn Mound of Boar's Hill trying to land at Abingdon |