Keogh, Michael
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Michael |
Surname | Keogh |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Date of Death | 25-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Martin and Margaret Keogh, of Kilburn, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | W4998 |
Markings | HW-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 24. A. 5. |
Epitaph | IN MEMORY OF MY LOVING SON MICHAEL WHO IS ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 58 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1586059 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Squadron Motto | Sarang tebuan jangan dijolok (Malay - Don't let anyone attack the hornet's nest) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-05-1943 |
End Date | 26-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (57% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed just over the Dutch border near the village of Vlodrop |