Burnell, Benjamin
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Benjamin |
Surname | Burnell |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Mary Burnell. Husband of Eileen Anne Burnell, of Hazlemere. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | RF137 |
Markings | QR-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hazlemere (Holy Trinity) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 28. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS ALL FOR PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 15 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1274214 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Ground Staff |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Birchwood Way, Birchwood Estate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Inscribed Marble Obolisk |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Air Crews and Ground Staff who gave their lives whilst serving with No 50 Squadron and No 61 Squadron, 5 group, Bomber Command The Royal Air Force 2nd World War 1939 to 1945. No 50 Squadron "From defence to attack" Operated from Waddi |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Stone |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Skellingthorpe. My brief sweet life is over, My eyes no longer see, No Christmas Trees, No summer walks, No pretty girls for me, I've got the chop - I've had it, My nightly ops are done, Yet in another 100 years I'll still be twenty one. R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/580/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/580/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-02-1945 |
End Date | 24-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Skellingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Ground accident |
Reason for Loss | The Lancaster had returned with its bombs intact from an aborted attack on the Dortmund-Ems canal and they exploded as they were being removed from the aircraft |