Bennett, Herbert Sidney
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Herbert Sidney |
Surname | Bennett |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert Sidney and Gertrude Bennett, of Cardiff. Husband of Dorothie Frances Bennett, of Roath, Cardiff. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM301 |
Markings | BQ-V Bar |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. H. 15. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM (from poem - For the Fallen - by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1339124 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-12-1943 |
End Date | 03-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter and exploded, crashing at Wasbuttel in Lower Saxony |