Cork, Kenneth James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth James |
Surname | Cork |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James F. Cork and Florence Cork, of Norwich, Norfolk. Husband of Elsie Maud Cork, of Norwich. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | EF390 |
Markings | BU-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | La Bussière-sur-Ouche Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 3-4. |
Epitaph | WE CANNOT WITH OUR LOVED ONE BE BUT TRUST HIM, FATHER, UNTO THEE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 148 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1331079 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Monument with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In memory and honour of the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force Squadrons who were based at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1322/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1322/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1943 |
End Date | 13-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Night (88% moon) |
Operation | Turin- Fiat factory. 152 aircraft, 2 losses. The crews described the raids as 'heavy and concentrated' although there was little detail from the local authorities except 18 dead. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at la Bussière-sur-Ouche, near Dijon, France |