Orchiston, Kenneth Watson
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Watson |
Surname | Orchiston |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Kenneth Roland Orchiston and of Charlotte Barbour Orchiston (Nee Watson), of Beaumont, Otago, New Zealand. Husband of Rose Elizabeth Orchiston, of Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND686 |
Markings | LE-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Coxyde Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | IV. N. 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 80 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 422310 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-03-1944 |
End Date | 19-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (37% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Adinkerke in West-Vlaanderen 4 Km W of Veurne Belgium. |