The son of Alfred Roderick and Doris, Kenneth was born in Shifnal on 22 September 1924. By 1939, Kenneth, his parents, and siblings were living at 3 Merrills Hall, Merrills Drive, Wednesfield. Kenneth was working as a drilling machinist for the Corporation.

Kenneth enlisted with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (1819902) and served with the 1658 Conversion Unit. On 22 November 1943, the aircraft he was flying in crashed in Skipton, in Yorkshire, probably due to bad weather, and he was killed. Kenneth is buried in the Wednesfield (St Thomas) Churchyard Extension and is remembered on the Wednesfield Roll of Honour.

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