Turvey, Kenneth Tempest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Tempest |
Surname | Turvey |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wallace and Alice Mary Louisa Turvey, of Slough, Buckinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK271 |
Markings | KO-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 8. E. 9-10. |
Epitaph | DEEP IN OUR HEARTS HE IS LIVING YET WE LOVED TOO DEARLY TO EVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 256 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 925966 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-10-1942 |
End Date | 03-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (45% moon) |
Operation | Krefeld. 188 aircraft, 7 losses (3.7%). PFF encountered dense haze which meant they were late marking the target. As a result, bombing was scattered and caused little damage |
Reason for Loss |