Gillard, Kenneth Sydney
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Sydney |
Surname | Gillard |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Reginald Charles and Florence Annie Gillard, of Westcliffe-On-Sea, Essex. Husband of Margaret Alice Gillard, of Rayleigh, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EH882 |
Markings | BU-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 20. E. 1-3. |
Epitaph | HE DIED AS HE LIVED, FEARLESS AND BRAVE TO THE END. BELOVED OF ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 169 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 751698 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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 27/1322/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1322/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-06-1943 |
End Date | 23-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Mülheim. 557 aircraft, 35 losses (6.3%) A thin layer of cloud hampered PFF marking efforts which were, nevertheless accurate (as detailed by the German report on the raid). As a result the bombing was concentrated and devastated this small town. All communications were cut off from Oberhausen, on which Mülheim was dependent for emergency services. 578 deaths and 1135 homes destroyed. A post war British report put the damage at 64% of the town. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Essen, Germany |