MCILRATH, Kenneth William
| Service Number: | 400282 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 455 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | NHILL, VIC, 17 July 1915 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Netherlands, 7 April 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 400282 | |
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| 18 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 400282, No. 455 Squadron (RAAF) |
Hampden bomber P1203
Handley-Page Hampden medium bomber P1203
On 7 Apr 1942 P1203 a 455 Sqn (UB-T) RAAF Hampden departed Wigsley on a bombing run to Essen. The aircraft was shot down and claimed by Oblt Helmut Woltersdorf 7/NJG1, 5 km West of Heerde South of Zwolle at 04.13 with the loss of all crew.
Pilot; Sgt Arthur Henry Wincott 1283559 RAFVR- Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13. Row 2. Grave 28.
Navigator/Bomb Aimer; Fg Off Trevor Emlyn Roberts 400105 RAAF - Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13. Row 2. Grave 27.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner; Sgt Colin Gammie 402829 RAAF - Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13. Row 2. Grave 25.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner; Sgt Kenneth William McIlrath 400282 RAAF- Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13. Row 2. Grave 26.
Submitted 19 July 2019 by David Potter