Bentley, Joseph Harold
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Joseph Harold |
Surname | Bentley |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 05-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick J. P. Bentley, and of Isabella Bentley, of Liscard, Wallasey, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5603 |
Markings | KM-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 73. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 936573 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/449/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/449/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-08-1942 |
End Date | 05-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (40% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft and crew of seven lost without trace |