Colfe, William Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William Kenneth |
Surname | Colfe |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Albert and Estella Colfe, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9910 |
Markings | KO-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wedde (Blijham) Protestant Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row 18. Grave 5. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAN TO LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 146 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/6156 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
The rear gunner was the only survivor |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9371 (P362677/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/888/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/888/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-09-1941 |
End Date | 30-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (73% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Blijham near Groningen |