Kau, Joseph Reginald John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph Reginald John |
Surname | Kau |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Isobel M. Kau, of Palmer's Green, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT583 |
Markings | NP-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 155. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0506 (Block 6, Column 19, Row 4) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 192 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1376851 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Sgt Joe Kau 158 Sqn killed 21.01.1943 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-01-1943 |
End Date | 22-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Nectarines area |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |