Perkins, Kenneth Walsingham Boyd
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Walsingham Boyd |
Surname | Perkins |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-12-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Edward and Ruth Sydney Boyd Perkins, of Rottingdean. Husband of Grace Boyd Perkins. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | X3154 |
Markings | ZN-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Patcham (All Saints) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | In Extension. |
Epitaph | KILLED ON NIGHT FLYING OPERATIONS ONE OF THE VERY FEW IN PROUD MEMORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 84 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 590585 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/4637 (P356624/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/831/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/831/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-12-1940 |
End Date | 21-12-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Finningley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into high ground near Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire |