Schmidt, Kenneth Lloyd
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Lloyd |
Surname | Schmidt |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Schmidt, and of Minnie Schmidt, of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ598 |
Markings | OW-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 252. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 238 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/86390 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-05-1944 |
End Date | 09-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Haine St Pierre- to attack railway installations. 123 aircraft, 9 losses (7.3%). severe damage to half of the railway yards and engine sheds |
Reason for Loss |