Pearce, Kenneth Gard
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Gard |
Surname | Pearce |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred St. Leger Pearce and Hilda Pearce, of Maitland, South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ768 |
Markings | QT-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Vannes (Boismoreau) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Div. B. Row 1. Grave 10. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 83 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 416228 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-11-1942 |
End Date | 09-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying in French Coastal waters |
Reason for Loss | Shot down on their second operation due to flak from the airfield of Vannes-Meucon |