Porter, Kenneth Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Stanley |
Surname | Porter |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percy George and Muriel Gladys Porter, of St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands. Exhibitioner of Peterhouse, Cambridge. Scholar For The Year 1941-42. Wrangler 1942. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB848 |
Markings | CA-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. F. 6. |
Epitaph | WRANGLER 1942 "SCHOLAR FOR THE YEAR" HAVING GREAT GIFTS HE GAVE GLADLY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 86 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 153892 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 189 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Channel Islands |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1152/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1152/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-02-1945 |
End Date | 03-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Fulbeck |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Karlsruhe |
Reason for Loss | Possibly exploded after being hit by flak on second bomb run and with full bomb load. |