Macfarlane, Kenneth Lowe
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Lowe |
Surname | Macfarlane |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Ethel Olive Macfarlane, of Chisamba, Northern Rhodesia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LJ450 |
Markings | UG-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14360. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 66 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 710158 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Rhodesia |
Other Memorials
Location | Hill Top Farm, Caythorpe Heath, Lincolnshire *PRIVATE LOCATION * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those crew who were killed when their 1654 HCU Stirling LJ450 was shot down by an ME410 Intruder aircraft over Bassingham. Four crew were killed and four bailed out. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-04-1944 |
End Date | 13-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wigsley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (82% moon) |
Operation | Night bombing practive |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over the Bassingham range, south of Lincoln, by an Me410 intruder |