Alexander, Kenneth Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Joseph |
Surname | Alexander |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Date of Death | 07-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Matthias and Louisa Alexander, of Port of Spain, Trinidad. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3345 |
Markings | GT- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lorient (Kerentrech) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 62. Row C. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 122 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1382705 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 156 |
Squadron Motto | We light the way |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Trinidad |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary Magdalene Church, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | We light the way" This tablet is placed in memory of Flight Lieutenant JL Sloper DFC and Bar, RAFVR. And in tribute to all who served with 156 Squadron Path Finders Force at RAF Warboys, 1942-1945, In gratitude. |
Location | Tithe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillars and inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | From this RAF Station Warboys 156 squadrons No 8 (PFF) group, marked targets for Bomber Command 1942-1944 |
Miscellaneous Information
Debut operational sortie |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-07-1942 |
End Date | 07-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Alconbury |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Mining off Lorient |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the target area |