Renelt, Kenneth Bert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Bert |
Surname | Renelt |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bert and Ethel Renelt, of Thornton Heath, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5552 |
Markings | AS-P2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Middelharnis Protestant Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 3. |
Epitaph | TO THE WORLD, HE WAS JUST ANOTHER, BUT TO US, THE WORLD (could be adapted from Dr. Seuss, 'To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world') |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 89 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1387475 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 166 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Air Ministry WWII Bell & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the aircrew of 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Info Board & Inscribed Stone Monument |
Memorial Text | In memory of the aircrew from many nations who flew with 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to those who served on 166 Sqn flying from RAF Kirminton during WW2, including those who flew on Op MANNA |
Location | St. Helena's Church, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Inscribed Metal Plaque & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the members of 166 Sqn RAF who flew from RAF Kirmington during WW2 and did not return |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1089/25 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1089/24 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-12-1943 |
End Date | 21-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Kirmington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (39% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over Holland, crashing on the island of Overflakkee |