Manley, Kenneth James Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth James Arthur |
Surname | Manley |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick George and Minnie Louisa Manley. Husband of Margaret Hilda Manley, of Lockwood, Huddersfield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax I |
Serial Number | L9605 |
Markings | GV-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 16. H. 3. |
Epitaph | IN HEAVEN WE SHALL MEET AGAIN R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 204 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 951350 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | |
Squadron | 1652 CU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Flew with a crew of just 5, demonstrating the shortage of resources in putting together a 1000 bomber operation |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-05-1942 |
End Date | 31-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marston Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Cologne. 1047 sortie raid- the first of the 1000 Bomber Raids. 1455 tons of bombs dropped, one third being incendiaries. Local reports state that there were 1700 large fires but no firestorm unlike Rostock and Lubeck since Cologne was a modern city with building |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Venlo, Holland |