Smith, Kenneth Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Joseph |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 28-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sydney and Amelia Smith, of Redditch, Worcestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD149 |
Markings | DY-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wieringen (Hippolytushoef) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot C. Row 13. Coll. grave 378-380. |
Epitaph | LEND, LEND YOUR WINGS! I MOUNT! I FLY! "O DEATH, WHERE IS THY STING? (From The Dying Christian to his Soul by Alexander Pope) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 244 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1509397 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Squadron Motto | Tenate et perficite (Attempt and achieve) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/809/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/809/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1943 |
End Date | 28-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Essen. 518 aircraft, 23 losses (4.4%). PFF used sky marking due to cloud cover. Limited damage to central and northern districts of Essen. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter after calling for help on w/t and crashed into the Waddenzee |