Killham, Richard Archibald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard Archibald |
Surname | Killham |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry G. Killham and Annie M. Killham, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ786 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dishforth Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 61. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 59 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/136318 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 23 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-04-1943 |
End Date | 12-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Pershore |
Day/Night Raid | Night (44% moon) |
Operation | Night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in Fountains Park, near the villages of Sawley and Markington to the north of Ripon. |