Kingdom, Henry Norman
Personal Information
Rank | AC1 |
Forename(s) | Henry Norman |
Surname | Kingdom |
Gender | M |
Age | 18 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-09-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mrs. E. M. Kingdom, of Sydling, Dorsetshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | P4997 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wyton (St. Margaret and All Saints) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | TO THE WORLD YOU WERE ONLY ONE. TO US YOU WERE ALL THE WORLD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 59 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 631666 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | (Uncertain) |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Miscellaneous Information
His epitaph reads "TO THE WORLD YOU WERE ONLY ONE. TO US YOU WERE ALL THE WORLD" |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/3245 (P354751/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-09-1940 |
End Date | 13-09-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Night (88% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Encountered severe weather. The pilot ordered the crew the abandon the aircraft. He was then able to put the aircraft down undamaged, at St. Neots. The pilot- 563147 F/S Louis Frank East- flew the aircraft away the following morning. It is presumed that AC1 Kingdom died as a result of his parachute descent. |