WW1 Nominal Roll - K

The following table was sourced from the data files available at the airhistory.org.uk - Royal Flying Corps website, Sqn Daily States (National Archives), Casualty Cards (RAF Museum) and Service Records (findmypast.co.uk).  Some names from the early 1920s have been included until an inter-war nominal roll can be created.

AD - Aircraft Depot AH - airhistory.org.uk
ASD - Aircraft Storage Depot CC - Casualty Card
CCS - Casualty Clearing Station DS - Daily States
ERS - Engine Repair Section HE - Home Establishment
HQ - Headquarters POW - Prisoner of War
RB - Record Books SR - Service Record
TD - temporary duty USAS - United States Air Service
   
Service # Rank Surname Name/Initials Remarks
18989 1AM
(Sailmaker)
Kallenborn Ernest Edward SR - Embarked for France 5 Apr 17 (part of advance party?), posted to HE from 56 Sqn 2 May 19

DS - 2 Dec 17 leave

  2Lt Kay Maurice Alfred SR - posted to 56 Sqn Mar 17, missing/killed 30 Apr 17.
32903 Sgt
(Rigger)
Keen Walter SR - embarked with 56 Sqn 7 Apr 17, posted to HE 11 Jan 19

DS - 11 Jan 19 to 17th Corps Concentration Camp for demobilisation

407066 AC2
(Fitter)
Kerr William Manson DS - 4 Jan 19 posted from Reinforcement Park, 1 Feb 19 posted to 2nd Brigade

SR - posted 4 Jan 19 from HQ 3rd Brigade, posted to 12 Sqn 8 Feb 19

108837 AC2
(Wireless Operator)
Kershaw Wilfred SR - 56 Sqn not mentioned

DS - 1 Feb 19 posted to 2nd Brigade

  2Lt King
(S Africa)
Douglas Neill SR - joined 56 Sqn 30 Sep 18

DS - 31 Jan 19 posted to Berck-sur-Mer and struck off strength

293194 2AM King Henry George Mildenhall SR - joined 56 Sqn (from 80 Sqn) 6 Feb 20
  2Lt King Reginald Douglas SR - joined 56 Sqn 6 Oct 19
  2Lt
(Equipment Officer)
Kirsop John SR - 56 Sqn Jun to Oct 16 (based on Outgoing Authority entry dates)

Operations Record - one of first three officers of 56 Sqn

  P2Lt Knaggs Kenneth John SR - posted to 56 Sqn 1917 (from 49 Sqn), wounded 16 Jun 17 then posted to Testing Squadron

SR - posted to 56 Sqn 7 Mar 18 (from 61 Sqn), missing/killed 16 Mar 18

  Lt Knight Clarence Raymond Wentworth SR - 56 Sqn Jan 17 to 2 Mar 17

SR - was part of the 1919 RAF Archangel Expedition in Northern Russia where he died while a POW