Allen, Keith Ruthven
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Keith Ruthven |
Surname | Allen |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-04-1941 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | N2818 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Algeria |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bone War Cemetery, Annaba |
Grave Reference | II. D. 9. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 122 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1150195 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 3 GTrgFlt |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Miscellaneous Information
Was still under Bomber Command control at the time of the crash |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5761 (P358247/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-04-1941 |
End Date | 07-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Ferry- for Malta |
Reason for Loss | Became lost during bad weather and crashed east of Ras el Akba, Algeria |