Morrell, Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth |
Surname | Morrell |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Henry and Florence May Morrell, of Wanstead, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM165 |
Markings | XY-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 234. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 215 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1397720 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 186 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Aircraft on loan from 90 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-10-1944 |
End Date | 15-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tuddenham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg- continuation of Operation Hurricane to demonstrate Bomber Command and the US 8th Air Force's overwhelming air superiority to the enemy. 1005 aircraft, 7 lost (0.7%). A two-wave attack, two hours apart. 941 aircraft were able to drop their bomb loads totalling 4040 tons of high explosives and 500 tons of incendiaries. No local report is available, most probably due to the sheer level of disarray following the destructive force of two days of bombing, totalling almost 9000 tons of bombs. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |