Hillis, Kenneth Millard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Millard |
Surname | Hillis |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
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Date of Death | 14-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herman Millard Hillis and Ida Amelia Hillis, of Brockville, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Audrey Rowena Hillis, of Brockville. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ466 |
Markings | KW-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Row E. Grave 11. |
Epitaph | HE IS NOT DEAD HE IS JUST AWAY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 182 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/254854 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed metal plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1945 |
End Date | 14-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Broke through cloud and almost immediately struck high ground at Whitestone Cliff near Thirsk, Yorkshire |