Kemp, Clifford Roy
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Clifford Roy |
Surname | Kemp |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-01-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur A. Kemp and Agnes F. Kemp, of Gorleston, Great Yarmouth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | N1494 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reepham Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 25. |
Epitaph | SPLENDID YOU PASSED, THE GREAT SURRENDER MADE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 58 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 943287 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/4883 (P356986/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-01-1941 |
End Date | 17-01-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night bombing practice |
Reason for Loss | Night bombing practice. Flew into a snowstorm and crashed 0131 into Wootton Road, Abingdon. The screened wireless operator and trainee air gunner managed to parachute to safety, both reporting that the pilot had lost the use of an engine due to icing |