Kennard, William Deryck
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | William Deryck |
Surname | Kennard |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-05-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | W4064 |
Markings | GB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp |
Grave Reference | II. H. 17. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 193 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 101549 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Kallebeek, Kruibeke, Oost Flanders Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Stencilled information board |
Memorial Text |
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Norwich Airport, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | Memorial to the aircrew of the RAF and USAAF who served and gave their lives whilst operating from RAF Horsham St Faith |
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Miscellaneous Information
The first Mosquito to be lost in Bomber Command service |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-05-1942 |
End Date | 31-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Horsham St. Faith |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cologne- reconnaissance and further bombing |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed later at Bazel while attempting an emergency landing |