Yeoman, Kenneth Harry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Harry |
Surname | Yeoman |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Bertram Yeoman and of Hildred Agnes Yeoman (Nee Parker), of Wellington City, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK306 |
Markings | KO-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. D. 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 270 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41389 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
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 | 24-10-1942 |
End Date | 25-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Milan. 71 aircraft, 6 losses (8.5%). Second raid on Berlin in as many days (the previous one having been a surprise daylight attack). Bad weather en route dispersed the formation and only 39 claimed to have hit the target. A disappointing raid after the success of the one a day earlier. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed off the Dutch coast |