Schiedel, Kenneth Edwin
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Edwin |
Surname | Schiedel |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leonard and Mary Schiedel, of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME575 |
Markings | PO-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. A. 7. |
Epitaph | WE LOVED HIM DURING LIFE LET US NOT FORGET HIM AFTER DEATH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 94 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/169831 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 467 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour remembering all 467 (RAAF) Sqn personnel who failed to return from Ops at RAF Bottesford |
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock & Internal inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Clock and inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1935/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1931/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-01-1944 |
End Date | 28-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed at Witzenhausen, near Kassel |