Lawson, Kenneth John
Personal Information
Rank | W/C |
Forename(s) | Kenneth John |
Surname | Lawson |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | DSO*, DFC, AE |
Date of Death | 02-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederic John and Beatrice Mary Lawson, of Ealing, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB477 |
Markings | LQ-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. C. 1. |
Epitaph | ALL THAT HE CAME TO GIVE, HE GAVE; AND WENT AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 197 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 82728 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Miscellaneous Information
Had flow at least 92 operational sorties |
His DSO and Bar to the DSO were promulgated in the London Gazette, both without citation, on 9 July 1943 and 18 September 1945 respectively. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1790/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1790/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-01-1945 |
End Date | 03-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (81% moon) |
Operation | Nurnberg. 521 aircraft, 6 losses (1.2%). Previous efforts to bomb this target had not been successful but this one was a success. Clear conditions and a full moon. The centre and eastern areas of the city were completely destroyed. Many medieval houses burnt down along with almost all of the churches. The M.A.N. and Siemens factories were also badly damaged, as were the railway yards. 1838 deaths. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Rohrau, Germany |