Bennett, Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leonard |
Surname | Bennett |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Mrs. L. Bennett of 31, Beech Tree Avenue, Coventry. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED988 |
Markings | HW-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 69. Row B. Coll. grave 19. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 650929 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Miscellaneous Information
Educated Wisconsin, High School, USA. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-06-1943 |
End Date | 26-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (38% moon) |
Operation | Gelsenkirchen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed 0100 at Westbeemster (Noord, Holland), 6Km NW of Beemster. |