Kidney, Neil John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Neil John |
Surname | Kidney |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
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Date of Death | 11-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John W. Kidney and Isabel Kidney, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HX147 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row H. Grave 16. |
Epitaph | GOD CALLS OUR LOVED ONES BUT WE LOSE NOT WHOLLY WHAT HE HAS GIVEN; THEY LIVE IN THOUGHT AND DEED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 194 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/215860 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1666 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Gregory Minster, Kirkdale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian Airmen who flew from RAF Wombleton during WW2, including 1666 HCU |
Location | Roadside location, Wombleton, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian Airmen who flew from RAF Wombleton during WW2, including 1666 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-07-1944 |
End Date | 11-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wombleton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (71% moon) |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a Wellington mid-air and crashed, bursting into flames on impact |