Bennett, George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George |
Surname | Bennett |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Eliza Ann Bennett, of South Yardley, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | EE143 |
Markings | PO-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hellemmes-Lille Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 18. |
Epitaph | GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. GOD GIVE HIM REST. LOVE. MOM, DAD, SISTER AND BROTHERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2220133 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 467 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour remembering all 467 (RAAF) Sqn personnel who failed to return from Ops at RAF Bottesford |
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock & Internal inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Clock and inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1935/9 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1931/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-05-1944 |
End Date | 11-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Lille- to attack railway yards |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Lezenne Ronchin on the outskirts of Lille after exploding in mid-air |