Ellis, Kenneth Custance
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Custance |
Surname | Ellis |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bernard William and Florence Hilda Ellis, of Comberton. Husband of Doris Irene Ellis, of Cambridge. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | Z7304 |
Markings | WV- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Comberton (St. Mary) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY. "UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN" (Bible - Corinthians 15:54) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 160 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1259306 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 18 (Burma) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Site of former RAF Stoke Holy Cross, Poringland, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Tablet of concrete base of former CHL RDF Tower |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of the crew and passenger of Blenheim No. Z7304, 18 Sqn. 18 July 1942 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/244/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/244/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-07-1942 |
End Date | 18-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into a radar pylon at Poringland Radar Station, SE of Norwich |