Bennett, Lloyd Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Lloyd Douglas |
Surname | Bennett |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank and Sadie Bennett, of Aylmer, Ontario, Canada. Graduate, College of Pharmacy, (Toronto). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL956 |
Markings | CF-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. Row A. Grave 12. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS (John 15:13) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/188356 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Edith's Church, Little Grimsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Lancaster LL956 of 625 Sqn which crashed shortly after take off on 14th October 1944. Two crew were killed and six parachuted to safety |
Location | Roadside location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Incribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who died 14/10/44 trying to avoid the villages of Little Grimsby & Fotherby when Lancaster LL965 of 625 Sqn caught fire on take off from this airfield. We shall remember them. |
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-10-1944 |
End Date | 14-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 6 minutes after takeoff at Bradleys Farm, roughly 4 miles N of Louth Lincolnshire. In the last moments of flight, 6 members of crew managed to parachute. |