Bentley, Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald |
Surname | Bentley |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Horace and Kathleen Bentley. Husband of Greta Bentley, of Ossett, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME832 |
Markings | ZN-J Hare's Honuds |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Marissel French National Cemetery, Beauvais |
Grave Reference | Grave 283. |
Epitaph | MAY THE SUNSHINE HE MISSED ON LIFE'S HIGHWAY BE FOUND IN GOD'S HAVEN OF REST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1698420 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-07-1944 |
End Date | 05-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | St. Leu |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 01:30 some 2 km SW of the village of Saint-Germain-la-Poterie (Oise), 8 km WSW from Beauvais. |