Bennett, Cecil Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Cecil Gordon |
Surname | Bennett |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Date of Death | 13-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter John and Edimea Bennett, of Abergele. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE466 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Abergele (St. Michael) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | New Sec. Grave 73. |
Epitaph | BORN AT ICARAHY, NITEROI, BRAZIL 2ND DECEMBER 1915. REST IN PEACE, NOT FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1079703 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 30 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-02-1943 |
End Date | 13-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Hixon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Hixon for a night cross country exercise. Aircraft flew into the Eastern slopes of Foel Grach, Snowdonia, a tragic error of Navigation being the most likely cause. There were no survivors |