Winter, Kenneth Ridd
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Ridd |
Surname | Winter |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Ridd Winter and Bertha Winter, of Finchley, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6489 |
Markings | KN-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot JJ. Grave 16. |
Epitaph | IN EVERLOVING MEMORY OF OUR GENTLE AND BELOVED KEN. ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 267 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 977342 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Observer |
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 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6876 (P359646/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-06-1941 |
End Date | 13-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (84% moon) |
Operation | Schwerte |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed SSW of Eindhoven |