Porter, Kenneth William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth William |
Surname | Porter |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hilda Mary Porter, and Stepson of Tommy Weston, of Norton, Malton, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V6318 |
Markings | GB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wenduine Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | EVER TREASURED BY MOTHER, STEPFATHER AND ALL. "THEY HAVE FOUND THE HEAVENLY LAND" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 227 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 943625 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-04-1941 |
End Date | 23-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Swanton Morley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-shipping patrol |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak from a minesweeper and crashed off Domberg, Holland |