Bennett, Richard Stewart
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Richard Stewart |
Surname | Bennett |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Stewart Bennett and Violet Bennett, of Leederville, Western Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB845 |
Markings | JO-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. L. 10. |
Epitaph | BELOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. A.S.BENNETT OF LEEDERVILLE, WEST.AUST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 436327 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
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 Plaque |
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 | Memorial Clock & 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 27/1922/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-03-1945 |
End Date | 21-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (52% moon) |
Operation | Bohlen |
Reason for Loss | Probably night fighter victim, crashing at Trachenau, south-west of Leipzig |