Rogers, Kenneth Roy
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Roy |
Surname | Rogers |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 27-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Frederick and Minnie Beatrice Rogers, of Cardiff. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM622 |
Markings | HW-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5A. M. 8. |
Epitaph | WITH THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER YOU (Poem - For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 92 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 171085 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-08-1944 |
End Date | 27-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (50% moon) |
Operation | Kiel |
Reason for Loss | Shot down in the target area |