Mellership, Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth |
Surname | Mellership |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Mellership, and of Edith Mellership, of Bridlington, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L8733 |
Markings | OM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. J. 1-3. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF KENNETH OF 107 SQUADRON. BEYOND RECALL BUT EVER IN THOUGHT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 211 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580586 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/841/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/841/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-05-1940 |
End Date | 12-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Blocking roads in the vicinity of Maastricht |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak close to target area |