Bennett, Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Edward |
Surname | Bennett |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney and Emily Bennett, of Woodford Green, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD235 |
Markings | UL-M2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Boulogne Eastern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 10. Row C. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | FROM SKY TO EARTH, FOR LIBERTY I FELL: I FOUGHT, AND WON MY WINGS AGAIN. FAREWELL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 127220 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/7 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-09-1944 |
End Date | 24-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Calais |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak gunners, crashing near the surrounded port of Calais |