Kenneth Holme

Navigator, 76 Squadron
Service number 139880
Died 31 August 1943
Buried Roermond (Kapel In ‘t Zand) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Netherlands
Age 31

Headstone Inscription
‘BELOVED HUSBAND OF EILEEN, FATHER OF JONATHAN. HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE’

Kenneth was the son of George and Agnes née Kennedy of Yorkshire. Husband of Eileen née Norman. Father of Jonathan.

Kenneth’s brother Lieutenant Colonel George Holme was killed in Malaysia, 7 January 1942

Click on the links below for Kenneth’s story.

Resources

Kenneth Holme’s Story Download
When Did I Last See My Father by Jonathan KayDownload
Transcription of Ken’s Obituary. From the Phoenix Insurance in-house magazineDownload
Flying Officer Holme, 76 Squadron Ops, courtesy of Tony HibberdDownload
Lieutenant Colonel George HolmeDownload

Gallery

  • Ken at Blackpool Pleasure Beach 1935
  • Eileen
  • Service Record A
  • Service Record B
  • Service Record C
  • Operational Records
  • Operational Records
  • 1939 Census
  • Eileen aged 97 in 2012
  • Jonathan and his son Benjamin
  • Jonathan and his son Gideon at the grave in 1998
  • Jonathan in front of his fathers grave in 2018
  • Remembrance Ceremony 2018 at Roermond. Photo courtest of Leo Ros, Public Affairs Office, JFC Brunssum