Rendell, Kenneth Louis
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Louis |
Surname | Rendell |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Louis and Mary Rendell. Husband of May H. L. Rendell, of Tilbury. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | MM116 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chadwell St. Mary Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 4. Grave 229. |
Epitaph | ONLY GOODNIGHT, BELOVED NOT FAREWELL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 231 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 55833 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 571 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In honour of 571 (Mosquito) Sqn. aircrew of RAF Oakington 1944 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-10-1944 |
End Date | 06-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying over Kiel Canal |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak, killing the navigator. The pilot, S/L Greenleaf returned the aircraft safely to Woodbridge and was unharmed. |