Toller, Kenneth Richard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Richard |
Surname | Toller |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Bertram and Edith Minnie Toller, of Cambridge. Accountant. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7748 |
Markings | LQ-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. G. 18. |
Epitaph | YOU LEFT A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY, A SORROW TOO GREAT TO BE TOLD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 254 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 964792 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-08-1942 |
End Date | 12-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Mainz. 154 aircraft. Centre of Mainz was badly damaged, including many ancient and cultural buildings such as the museum and castle. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Duisburg-Neuenkamp |