White, Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Kenneth |
Surname | White |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William James White (1895-1958) and Gerty White (née Brewster, 1896-1982), of Skegness, Lincolnshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG417 |
Markings | CA-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 26. A. 2. |
Epitaph | IN REMEMBRANCE OF OUR DEARLY LOVED SON "UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND SHADOWS FLEE AWAY" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 114 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1593734 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 189 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincoln County Hospital Chapel, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of Officers, NCO's & Other Ranks of 5 (Bomber) Group RAF who gave their lives Sept 1939 - May 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Also commemorated on a memorial at the entrance to former RAF Station Fulbeck |
Kenneth White was born in Spilsby, Lincolnshire on 18 May 1925. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1152/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1152/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-03-1945 |
End Date | 08-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Fulbeck |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Harburg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1815hrs to bomb oil production facilities. Aircraft crashed at Jeddingen, 5Km WSW of Visselhovede. Cause of crash unknown. |