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Kay-Shuttleworth, Richard Ughtred Paul	see:	Shuttleworth, 2nd Baron (cr. 1902), of Gawthorpe
Kennedy, Patrick William "Pat" Son of William Henry and Mary Josephine Kennedy, of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia.	1924 ? - 10.04.1945 (KIA) [age 21] [Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 13.J.1]	Ldg.Acm. ? [710138] P/O (prob) 05.06.1943 [160043] (WS) F/O 05.12.1943	05.06.1943 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 10.04.1945 pilot, 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron RAF [his Lancaster III [ND631 / KM-B] took off 18.31 hrs from Spilbsy to attack the Wahren railway yards; the plane was shot down over Leipzig, with only one crew member surviving; Kennedy had flown 29 sorties when he was killed]
Kinchin, Ernest William "Ernie" / "Kinch" Son of William Kinchin (1892-), and Emily Kate Middleton (1892-). Married (20.06.1942, Kings Norton, Birmingham district, Warwickshire) Cecile Joyce "Joy" Foweraker ((06?).1921 - ), daughter of Cecil William Foweraker (1893-1958), and Gladys Nellie Evans (1897-1957). Joy Kinchin re-married (15.02.1947, Birmingham district, Warwickshire) Douglas W. Rooke.	23.03.1918 51 Stanhope Street, Birmingham St Martin’s district, Warwickshire - 21.04.1944 (KIA) [age 26] [Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery, the Netherlands, 13.9.183]	Ldg.Acm. ? [1163142] P/O (prob) 18.01.1941, seniority 22.12.1940 [60132] (WS) F/O 18.01.1942, seniority 22.12.1941 (A) F/Lt. (1942) (WS) F/Lt. 18.01.1943, seniority 22.12.1942 (A) Sq.Ldr. 1943? MID 11.06.1942 ?	18.01.1941     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 21.04.1944 pilot, 239 Squadron RAF (West Raynham, Norfolk) [His de Havilland Mosquito NF.Mk.II HJ644 had taken off at 22:00 hrs 20.04.1944 for a Serrate (radar supported) patrol of the Olligmes / Lens /Paris area (France), and crashed en route at Kruishaar, 4 km SE of Nijkerk (Gelderland), the Netherlands, killing both crew members Sq.Ldr. E.W. Kinchin, RAFVR & F/Lt. D. Sellors, RAF. The Squadron's Operations Record Book contained the following entry: "Up 2200 Down --. Aircraft failed to return. The only news received was picked up at 0220 hours by COLTIHALL, a very weak transmission “We are OK now” which was too faint to enable a fix to be made. Nothing further was heard."
King, Edwin Albert	? -	F/Sgt. ? [742546] P/O (prob) 02.03.1942 [117785] (WS) F/O 01.10.1942  [0-] (WS) F/Lt. 02.03.1944	02.03.1942 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] served with 602 Squadron RAF for only a few months, before he went onto night fighter duties
King, John Hall Son of Leslie King. Married (24.06.1940) Hon. Heather Grace Baden-Powell, daughter of 1st Baron Baden-Powell; two sons.	04.11.1913 - 01.2004 North Cotswolds district, Gloucestershire	(A) P/O (prob) 06.09.1940 [85482] P/O (prob) 25.11.1940 P/O 25.11.1941 (WS) F/O 25.11.1941 (T) F/Lt. 01.01.1943 (WS) F/Lt. 01.02.1947 F/Lt. 15.01.1948 Sq.Ldr. 01.07.1951 W/Cdr. 01.07.1958 (retd 13.04.1967)	Education: BA 06.09.1940 commissioned, RAFVR (Equipment Branch) [emergency commission] 15.01.1948 permanent commission, RAF
Kirkus, Colin Fletcher Elder son of Cecil Gurth Kirkus (1878-1961), and Muriel Eliza Price (1885-1970), of Heswall Hills, Cheshire. His younger brother Sgt. Nigel Miller Kirkus was killed on operations to Heligoland while flying with 144 Sqdn Hampdens. Married ((06?).1940, Wirral district, Cheshire) Gertrude Eileen Foster, of Heswall, elder daughter of Mr & Mrs G.T. Foster, of Overdee, Heswall, Cheshire. She remarried (17.05.1945, St George's Presbytarian Church, Brondesbury, London NW) Edgar Paul Greenwood (1902-1989).	19.06.1910 West Derby district, Lancashire - 14.09.1942 (MPK) [age 32] [Runnymede Memorial, panel 70]	Sgt. ? [1109511] P/O (prob) 15.06.1942 [127522]	One of the best known British rock climbers between the two World Wars. Surveyor & photographer of the Gangotri Glacier Expedition (Himalayas), 1933. 15.06.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 14.09.1942 navigator/bomb aimer, 156 Squadron RAF [Wellington BJ789 GT-? went missing after a raid on Bremen. Airborne 22:50 hrs 13.09.1942 from Warboys. Lost without trace. It was about his 25th operation.] Published: Let's go climbing! (1941). Literature: Steve Dean, Hands of a climber : a life of Colin Kirkus (1993).
Kissack, Charles Douglas Son of Charles Kissack, and Eliza Katherine Kewley. Married ((09?).1928, St George Hanover Square district, London) Isobel Gillespie.	04.02.1898 Isle of Man - (09?).1971 Maidenhead district, London	P/O (prob) 09.09.1939 [73884] P/O 09.09.1940 (WS) F/Lt. 21.03.1941, seniority 11.12.1939 (T) Sq.Ldr. 01.03.1942 (last day of service 21.09.1945; reld 10.02.1954)	09.09.1939 commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) (for special duties) [emergency commission]
Knell, Albert John "Bertie" Son of Albert Thomas H. Knell, and Louisa Sarah Newson, of Sevenoaks, Kent.	(12?).1921 Sevenoaks, Kent - 12.08.1942 (MPK) [age 21] [Runnymede Memorial, panel 70]	Ldg.Acm. ? [13855939] P/O (prob) 03.01.1942 [115281]	03.01.1942 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 12.08.1942 57 Squadron RAF [Wellington Z1656 DX-? was airborne 22.55 hrs 11.08.1942 from Feltwell for an operation against Mainz; aircraft crashed in the North Sea near the Dutch Frisian Islands, killing all crew members]
Knowles, William Son of William and Maria Rebelo Knowles, of Carcarelos, Portugal.	1917 ? - 30.03.1945 (KIA) [age 28] [Skien Civil Cemetery, Norway, joint grave M.10.10]	Sgt. ? [1259468] P/O (prob) 20.03.1941 [102061] (WS) F/O 20.03.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 20.03.1943 DFC 09.07.1943 ?	20.03.1941     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (1943)     pilot, 220 Squadron RAF (DFC) ? - 30.03.1945 pilot, 235 Squadron RAF * * Facilities used by the Germans at Porsgrunn along with shipping along side the quay were attacked by twenty four rocket firing Mosquito’s and another eight Mosquito’s who were providing air cover and fire suppression, from 143, 235, 248, and 333 squadrons. Buildings used by the Germans were badly damaged, while one German Merchant Vessel was sunk and four Norwegian Vessels were sunk. The German vessel was the Scharnhorn of 2643 tons, with the Norwegian vessels being the QUDRID BORGSTAD of 1664 tons, SVANEFJELL of 1371 tons, GUDRID of1305 tons and the TORAFIRE of 823 tons, of these Merchant ships three of them were holed by over 120 rocket projectiles. During this ultra low level attack, Mosquito "T" of 235 squadron was seen to be on fire and crashed into a wood west of Borgass. It is believed that the aircraft struck high-tension cables whilst diving on the target. Both crewmembers, Flight Lieutenant W. Knowles and Flight Sergeant L. Thomas, are buried in Northern Cemetery, Skien. Information from Flight Lieutenant John Milsom 2005: My 35mm wing camera recorded the explosion of A/c T-235 when it hit the ground. The pilot, Fl/Lt W. Knowles, had the presence of mind and concern for those following him into the attack to warn on VHF the existence of the high tension line on shore from the harbour before hitting the ground - probably saving lives.
Kramer, Abraham Married ((03?).1934, Hendon district, Middlesex) Dorothy Davis.	13.09.1908 Mile End Old Town district, London - 21.02.1996 Westminster, London	(A) P/O (prob) 17.10.1941 [109638] P/O (prob) 17.12.1941 (WS) F/O (prob) 01.10.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 01.03.1945 (emgcy list) (retd 10.02.1954; retaining rank of Sq.Ldr.) (T) Sq.Ldr. ?	Education: LL.B. 17.10.1941 commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) [emergency commission] Solicitor.

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