Crew, Kenneth Burton
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Burton |
Surname | Crew |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-10-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ebenezer Crew and Florence Myra Crew (née Burton), Husband to Elizabeth (nee Ellicott). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim I |
Serial Number | L1415 |
Markings | WV- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cologne Southern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 4. Row AA. Grave 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 150 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 563071 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AC/BEF |
Squadron | 18 (Burma) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Among the German fighter pilots was Hpt Werner Molders, destined to become one of the Luftwaffe's top scorers before his death in 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-10-1939 |
End Date | 30-10-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Metz |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Reconnaissance over Germany |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Me109s, crashing close to the Rhine |