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Kitching, Alfred Harold

UK, WWII, Glider Pilot Regiment Roll of Honour, 1939-1945

Initials: A
Full Name: Kitching, Alfred Harold
Date Of Birth: 1920
Age: 23
Birth Place: Durham, County Durham, England
Nationality: British
Resided Place: Durham, County Durham, England
Date Of Death: 14 Jul 1943
Incident Details: Glider 114 reported missing
Further Information: Task and operation details: Operations LADBROKE and FUSTIAN; Invasion of Sicily 9 - 14 Jul 43
Information: Son of Colonel Harold Edward Kitching, M.B.E., and Dora Josephine Evelyn Kitching, of Great Ayton, Yorkshire
Rank Name: Captain
Rank (2nd): Glider Pilot
Service Number: 74026
Duty Location: Sicily
Died in Active Service: Yes
Service: British Army
Regiment: glider pilot regiment
Squadron/Battalion: 1st Battalion
Regiment in September 1939: Durham Light Infantry
Component: 1st Battalion
Crew: Capt A H Kitching, Sgt A Goodall
Aircraft Type: Glider 114
Commemorated: Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Plot Iv Row C Grave 31
Conflict Period: World War II
Served For: United Kingdom
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Publication Title: UK, WWII, Glider Pilot Regiment Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
Content Source: Fold3
Last Updated: 28 Oct 2023
Description: The Glider Pilot Regiment was a specialist British unit of the Second World War.