Bendon, John Hartley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Hartley |
Surname | Bendon |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter and Anne Anita Bendon, of Penarth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P1323 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Penarth Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Grave 152. |
Epitaph | HE MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE; HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1258097 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9028 (P362225/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-09-1941 |
End Date | 12-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- First night solo |
Reason for Loss | T/O for the Pilots first night solo in a Hampden at 2115, the bomber dived into a field at Slade Farm, 3 miles S of the airfield and about a mile E of the hamlet of Northbrook. |