White, Kenneth Ernest Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Ernest Gordon |
Surname | White |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 22-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Mary Joan White, of Dartford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR785 |
Markings | NP-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Crayford (St. Paulinus) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row 14. Grave 22. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 263 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 961265 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Squadron Motto | Strength in unity |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/35 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/34 |
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 | 21-06-1943 |
End Date | 22-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Krefeld. 705 aircraft, 44 losses (6.2%) with night-fighters counting for most of the losses (the night was moonlit). PFF marking was near-perfect (using Oboe). A large fire in the centre of Krefeld raged unchecked for many hours. Over 5500 houses destroyed, 1056 people killed and 72000 bombed out of their homes. |
Reason for Loss | Dived from 15000' onto Brant Road, Lincoln on return to base |