Bell, Keith Selwyn
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Keith Selwyn |
Surname | Bell |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Gordon Percy and Minnie Bell, of Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS834 |
Markings | KO-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Weert (Tungelroij) RC Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 414457 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-12-1943 |
End Date | 30-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (11% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 712 aircraft, 20 losses (2.8%). Three diversionary raids (Düsseldorf, Leipzig and Magdeburg) together with poor weather on the approach, caused enough disruption to prevent many night-fighters intercepting the main force. Berlin was again cloud-covered. The local report and Bomber Command's own report are at odds regarding the concentration of the attack. 182 people were killed on the ground and a further 10000 were bombed out of their homes but otherwise, little significant damage was caused. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Tungelroij, SSE of Weert, Holland |