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Maj Kenneth Storey Morton

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Maj Kenneth Storey Morton

Birth
Death
8 Nov 1943
Memorial Site*
Brookwood, Woking Borough, Surrey, England

* A structure erected in honor of someone whose remains lie elsewhere.

Plot
Brookwood (1939-1945) Memorial, Panel 2, Column 1.
Memorial ID
56077082 View Source

From the book :- They Shall Grow not Old
Major Morton, Kenneth Storey .Killed Nov 8/43 # 116 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Botwood, Newfoundland. The Crew of Canso aircraft # 9834was on a transportation flight when the pilot attempted a night landing on glassy water in hazy conditions. The aircraft crashed and sank in the Bay south-east of Botwood, Newfoundland. Major Morton, Kenneth Storey has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial.
F/L(P) Redmond, Joseph Coates , S/O Irene Watson , Sgt (WAG) Eric John Mills , Major Kenneth Storey Morton , W/O1 (WAG) Mandel Max Epstein , W/C (P) Ralph Royden Ings and P/O (OB) Robert Fleming Lowther all perished in this incident.

From Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Rank: Major
Service No: 64114
Date of Death: 08/11/1943
Age: 28
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery attd. H.Q. Coastal Command. Royal Air Force
Panel Reference: Panel 2. Column 1.
Memorial: BROOKWOOD 1939-1945 MEMORIAL
Additional Information: Son of John and Hilda Susie Morton. B.Sc.

From the book :- They Shall Grow not Old
Major Morton, Kenneth Storey .Killed Nov 8/43 # 116 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Botwood, Newfoundland. The Crew of Canso aircraft # 9834was on a transportation flight when the pilot attempted a night landing on glassy water in hazy conditions. The aircraft crashed and sank in the Bay south-east of Botwood, Newfoundland. Major Morton, Kenneth Storey has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial.
F/L(P) Redmond, Joseph Coates , S/O Irene Watson , Sgt (WAG) Eric John Mills , Major Kenneth Storey Morton , W/O1 (WAG) Mandel Max Epstein , W/C (P) Ralph Royden Ings and P/O (OB) Robert Fleming Lowther all perished in this incident.

From Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Rank: Major
Service No: 64114
Date of Death: 08/11/1943
Age: 28
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery attd. H.Q. Coastal Command. Royal Air Force
Panel Reference: Panel 2. Column 1.
Memorial: BROOKWOOD 1939-1945 MEMORIAL
Additional Information: Son of John and Hilda Susie Morton. B.Sc.


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