Sellwood, Kenneth Reginald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Reginald |
Surname | Sellwood |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-07-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Hickson Sellwood and Gladys Sellwood, of Reading, Berkshire. Husband of Gwendoline Hughes Sellwood, of Reading. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | P9275 |
Markings | LN-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 19. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 239 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 743306 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 99 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Newmarket Heath Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of comrades who fell in battle during WW11 1939-1945 and all ranks who served on 99 Squadron Royal Air Force, the Squadron was based here from September 1939 until March 1941 |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-07-1940 |
End Date | 25-07-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Newmarket |
Day/Night Raid | Night (73% moon) |
Operation | Target in north-west Germany |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over Germany, four of the crew surviving |