Tanner, Kenneth Boyd
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Boyd |
Surname | Tanner |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of K. B. and Bertha M. Tanner, of Eastland, Texas, U.S.A. B.A. (University of Texas.). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1730 |
Markings | -J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 28. C. 16. |
Epitaph | SON OF K.B. TANNER, EASTLAND, TEXAS, U.S.A. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 104 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/98436 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 23 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-09-1942 |
End Date | 17-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Pershore |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 2022. Crashed at Baerl near Repelen Lohmansheide, near Krefeld, where the crew were buried in the Hauptfriedhof. They have been subsequently re-interred in the Reichwald Forest War Cemetery. |