Keeble, Kenneth Stuart
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Stuart |
Surname | Keeble |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Eva Keeble, of Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF378 |
Markings | LS-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Westdongeradeel (Nes) Protestant Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row 33A. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON KEN. AND MAY HIS PEACE BE DEEP |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 192 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1114757 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Probably shot down by Oblt Hans Joachim Jabs who claimed three Stirlings that night |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/52 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/51 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-02-1943 |
End Date | 20-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Wilhelmshaven. 338 aircraft, 12 losses (3.6%). The second failed operation on Wilhelmshaven in as many nights. PFF marking was inaccurate, leading to the majority of the bombing taking place to the north. It was later found that PFF had out of date maps and a exercise of updating the maps was undertaken. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the Waddenzee |