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Name : Kenneth Prouten Son of : Reginald Alfred and Kathleen Ellen Prouten (née Morbey), of Lake, Isle of Wight. Born : 1923 (registered Brading sub-district). |
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| Service Details
: Flight Sergeant 1322305 (Air Bomber) Kenneth Prouten, Royal Air Force. |
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Casualty Details
: Died : 29/30th December 1943 aged 20. Buried at : Berlin 1939-43 War Cemetery, Germany. CWGC Record |
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| Commemorated on these
Memorials : Lake War Memorial Sandown High School / Grammar School War Memorial |
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Documents and Newspaper cuttings :
 Isle of Wight County Press 19 August 1944 |
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Further Information
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The aircraft took off at 16.22 hrs from RAF Smellingthorpe for Ops on Berlin, and was hit by flak, setting it on fire. P/O Thomas tried to extinguish the fire but failed and bailed out. He was taken prisoner, but the rest of the crew were killed and are buried together at the Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery. Headstone Inscription reads :
1322305 FLIGHT SERGEANT
K. PROUTEN AIR BOMBER ROYAL AIR FORCE 29TH DECEMBER 1943 AGE 20 + R.I.P. |
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| Acknowledgements : John Bloodworth for Royal Air Force research Mrs Maggie Hughes (niece of Sgt Dick Stuart) for photo of Kenneth Prouten |
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| Page status : Page last updated : 10 August 2014 (added photo and further information) |
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