KITCHEN, Stanley Charles

Aircraft Lancaster Operation Kassel Germany Reason for Loss Coned by Flakscheinw. Abt. 328 at 21:37 hrs then shot down by Oblt. Heinz Wolfgang Schnaufer of 10./NJG1. Crashed at Acker, south of Dransfeld after exploding in mid-air, spreading wreckage over a wide area. TROVE - Confirmation of the death of their elder son, Flt-Sgt Stanley Charles Kitchen, has been received from the RAAF by his parents. He was the only Australian in a heavy bomber crew. Born at Ballarat, he was educated at Hyde st, Gardiner, and Melbourne High Schools, and enlisted while on clerical staff of Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation. An elder sister is a draftswoman attached to the RAAF in North Australia, and a younger brother is in the AIF..

Last Name
KITCHEN
Given Names
Stanley Charles
Service Number
410347
Date of Birth
05/07/1923
Birth Location
Ballarat East VIC.
Enlistment Date
06/12/1941
Enlistment Location
Melbourne
1Wags Start Date
02/04/1942
Course Details
WAGS Course 24
Intake Date
02/04/1942
Finish Date
21/09/1942
To
3 BAGS
Kill Date or Discharge Date
22/10/1943 (Killed)
Discharge Unit
57 SQN
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Operations
Air ops. From the U.K
Date of Death
22/10/1943
Age
20
Cemetery / Memorial
Hanover War Cemetery Germany
Medals
Air Gunners badge 1939-45 A/C Europe Defence medal 1939-45 War medal
Notes

Aircraft Lancaster Operation Kassel Germany Reason for Loss Coned by Flakscheinw. Abt. 328 at 21:37 hrs then shot down by Oblt. Heinz Wolfgang Schnaufer of 10./NJG1. Crashed at Acker, south of Dransfeld after exploding in mid-air, spreading wreckage over a wide area. TROVE - Confirmation of the death of their elder son, Flt-Sgt Stanley Charles Kitchen, has been received from the RAAF by his parents. He was the only Australian in a heavy bomber crew. Born at Ballarat, he was educated at Hyde st, Gardiner, and Melbourne High Schools, and enlisted while on clerical staff of Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation. An elder sister is a draftswoman attached to the RAAF in North Australia, and a younger brother is in the AIF..

Posting on Death
57 Squadron
NAA Status
DIGITIZED
1WAGS - KITCHEN Stanley Charles - Service Number 410347 (edited-2)

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