Drabble, Kenneth John
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Kenneth John |
Surname | Drabble |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Elsie Elizabeth Drabble, of Truro, Cornwall. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | K9372 |
Markings | PM-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | IV. C. 11. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 157 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 40610 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-05-1940 |
End Date | 10-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Bétheniville |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Troop formations Bascharages-Dippach area |
Reason for Loss | Brought down by ground fire near Petange on the French-Belgian border |