Pugh, Kenneth Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Henry |
Surname | Pugh |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Charles Pugh and of Elizabeth (Eliza) Pugh (née Sharpe). Husband of Eileen Mary Pugh, of Northfield, Birmingham. Elizabeth died in December 1918 and Charles remarried on 19 October 1919 in Gloucester to Maria Anna Gillett. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4134 |
Markings | EM-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 16. D. 2. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. GOD KEEP HIM TILL WE MEET AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 87 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1310320 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 207 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet and Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 207 Sqn RAF who served at RAF Bottesford during WW2 |
Location | X, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed group of Memorial Stones with adjacent info board |
Memorial Text | In memory of 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Spilsby and of 10 Sqn Armourers killed in an accident on 10th April 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet and Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 207 Sqn RAF who served at RAF Spilsby during WW2 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Waddington between 1 November 1940 and 18th November 1941 |
Location | Harby Rd, Langar, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Langar during WW2 |
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Langar, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaque & Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and a memorial to the personnel of 207 Sqn RAF who were killed flying from RAF Langar during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 24 September 1912, Gloucester |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1234/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1234/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-01-1943 |
End Date | 04-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Langar |
Day/Night Raid | Night (10% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter flown by Hptm. Manfred Meurer of 1./NJG1 between Baarlo and Kessel at 2024hrs on the homeward leg, crashing near Roermond in Holland. |