Kenneth George HOLLAWAY

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HOLLAWAY, Kenneth George

Service Number:	418276
Enlisted:	15 May 1942
Last Rank:	Flight Officer
Last Unit:	Royal Australian Air Force
Born:	Nagambie, Victoria, Australia, 29 August 1923
Home Town:	Avenel, Strathbogie, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Apprentice Upholsterer
Died:	Flying Battle, North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, 18 February 1945, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England Panel 283
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Avenel War Memorial, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Nagambie Memorial Clock Tower, Nagambie St John's Anglican Church WW2 Honour Roll, Nagambie War Memorial, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flying Officer, 418276
15 May 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 418276
18 Feb 1945:	Involvement Royal Air Force , Flight Officer, 418276, Royal Australian Air Force

Final Flight

Lancaster NF 907 of 626 Sqn RAF took off from RAF Station Wickenby, Lincolnshire at 1735 hours on 18 February 1945 to carry out a mining operation over the target “Rosemary” in the Kattegat area.
Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it did not return to base. No trace of the aircraft was ever found.

Submitted 25 April 2017 by Bernie Hollaway

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