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Kenneth Albert Nordheimer

In memory of:

Flying Officer Kenneth Albert Nordheimer

August 17, 1944
North Sea coast of Sylt Island, Denmark

Military Service


Service Number:

J/26606

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

405 Sqdn.

Additional Information


Adopted son of Albert and Dorothy Nordheimer, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 406 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

KIRKEBY CEMETERY (Island of Romo)
Denmark

Grave Reference:

Grave 918.

Location:

The island of Romo is situated off the west coast of Jutland, just north of the German frontier. It is connected by a causeway with the mainland. The nearest railway station is Steaerbaek. Kirkeby is on the east side of the island near its southern end. Follow the main road over the causeway to the traffic lights, turn left at the lights into Havnebyvet and the church is about 2 kilometres along here on the right.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Kenneth Albert Nordheimer is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Kenneth Albert Nordheimer is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of KENNETH ALBERT NORDHEIMER– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of KENNETH ALBERT NORDHEIMER– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Service Book– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram January 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Toronto Star 1945
  • Cemetery– Lancaster III PB239 of 405 Sqn took off 21.15 Gransden Lodge on a mission to attack the port city of Kiel.  

It is believed that PB239 was claimed by a German night fighter and crashed in the North Sea south west of Denmark near the island of Sylt 17/8 1944  killing the whole crew.

Today Pilot F/O Charles H. Fisher and W/OP WO1 Forest D. Billingsley rest in Kiel War Cemetery.

Navigator F/L John S. Bruce RAF, Air Gnr. F/S Joseph W. Carter and F/L Maxwell B. Calhoun DFC have no known grave and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

After about a week Air Bomber F/Lt Kenneth D. Kemp was washed ashore on the beach near Højer Sluse lock. The Germans left the body on the beach for 6-7 days before they buried it on the spot where it was found.  On 9/1 1946 his remains were disinterred and taken to Fovrfelt cemetery in Esbjerg where he was laid to rest on 10/1-1946.

Flt. Engr. Sgt Eric N. Jolly RAF and Air Gnr. F/O Kenneth A. Nordheimer were found washed ashore on the island of Rømø and were laid to rest in Kirkeby cemetery on 7/9 1944.
  • Photo of Kenneth Albert Nordheimer– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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