KERNAHAN – Kenneth Ian

127462 – Pilot Officer – Pilot – 1 Group, 12 Sqn – Lancaster, ND 679 – KIA 28/5-1944 (at 23) – Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, UK

Volunteer Trinidad ETS, Trained at Piarco, Took off at 0015hrs on 27 May 1944 to bomb AACHEN. Aircraft and crew failed to RTB. Name commemorated on Runnymead Memorial. Son of Harold Joseph Kernahan, and of Gladys Eugenie Kernahan, of Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies.

[Source: CMHA, CG, CWGC]

Name: KERNAHAN, KENNETH IAN
Initials: K I
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Pilot Officer
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 12 Sqdn.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 28/05/1944
Service No: 172462
Additional information: Son of Harold Joseph Kernahan, and of Gladys Eugenie Kernahan, of Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 211.
Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

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2 additions to “KERNAHAN – Kenneth Ian”

  1. Harold Elred Kenneth Kernahan adds:

    Iam Kenneth Ian Kernahan’s nephew. He and my farher, Harold Elred Patrick Kernahan were brothers.I have a photo of Uncle Ken in uniform and would like to e-mail it if you are interested in it and if there is a way to do that.

    August 29th, 2015 at 12:44 am
  2. Jerome Lee adds:

    Hi Harold, I would love to have a photo of your uncle to post, both on this site and my site Caribbean Roll of Honour. My email is:
    jalee.cmham@gmail.com
    Regards

    October 24th, 2015 at 2:31 pm

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