Kenneth Edmund Spence
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He was the son of John Frederick and Ethel Spence. Kenneth Spence and Ena Ivett were married at Nottingham in 1939 and their son John was born in 1942. They lived at Wollaton, Nottingham.
Nottingham Evening Post 16/1/1945, page 2: 'Missing. Spence- Flight-Lieutenant Kenneth, DFC, darling husband Ena and daddy of John, reported missing January 9th, British Columbia. Hoping and praying that you are safe.'
On 9 January 1945 Liberator VI KH173 of 5 OTU RCAF did not return from a training flight over the Pacific Ocean and was thought to have crashed in the sea off Bell Island, about 10 miles north of Port Hardy, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The eleven men aboard were all lost. Eleven RAF men are commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial for 9 January 1945, and are probably the crew of KH173. Here is the list: Pilot Officer Thomas Henry Bastable 166362 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Pilot Officer Robert Henry Burr 166407 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Sergeant Frank Cocksey 1671860 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Sergeant James Brown Cuthbertson 1369063 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Flying Officer Cyril Irwin Mitchell 153712 Royal Air Force Volunter Reserve.
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Kenneth Edmund and Ena Spence
Photo: Courtesy of MK Drummer via findagrave.com
Kenneth Edmund Spence
Photo: Courtesy of caspir.warplane.com