Beningfield, Anthony Stephen
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Anthony Stephen |
Surname | Beningfield |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-07-1941 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD856 |
Markings | EA-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eastbourne (Ocklynge) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot X. Grave 1336. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 905356 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7405 (P360285/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/480/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/480/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-07-1941 |
End Date | 07-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Brest |
Reason for Loss | Shot down while retiring to base by an intruder flown by Ofw Willhelm Beier and ditched off Cromer, Norfolk. Died from his injuries. |