Shearing, Kenneth Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Charles |
Surname | Shearing |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Jesse William and Daisy Olive Shearing, of Dereham, Norfolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | N2844 |
Markings | HA-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 52. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 240 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 758034 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Miscellaneous Information
His brother also served in the RAFVR. 1553740, later 145413 Raymond William (Jack) Shearing. Promotion from LAC to P/O 12 June 43 and to F/L in 1945. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8428 (P361512/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1349/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1349/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-08-1941 |
End Date | 19-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed in the Ijsselmeer |