Kinchin, Ernest William
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Ernest William |
Surname | Kinchin |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 21-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Emily Kate Kinchin, of Birmingham. Husband of Cecile Joyce (Joy) Kinchin. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito II |
Serial Number | HJ644 |
Markings | HB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 13. Row 9. Grave 183. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 194 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 60132 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 239 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former MQ Site, West Raynham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Inscribed Slate Tablets and Concrete Plinth |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all who served at West Raynham, military and civilian of all ranks 1939 - 1994 |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in Despatches June 1942 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1456/50 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1456/49 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-04-1944 |
End Date | 21-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | West Raynham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support- Sarrate Patrol |
Reason for Loss | Crashed SE of Nijkerk, Holland |