Simmonds, Kenneth Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Charles |
Surname | Simmonds |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert and Elizabeth Simmonds, of Kingscourt. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS847 |
Markings | QO- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cainscross (St. Matthew) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | S.W. of church, grave U8. |
Epitaph | IN EVER LOVING MEMORY. DAD, BESSIE AND ROY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 241 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1702067 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-11-1943 |
End Date | 16-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Abandoned due to an engine fire, west of Ingham airfield, Lincolnshire |