Temperley, Roy Frederick Benson
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Roy Frederick Benson |
Surname | Temperley |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Henry and Mary Joyce Temperley, of Datchworth, Hertfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE320 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. K. 12-17. |
Epitaph | BELOVED ONLY SON OF FREDERICK AND JOYCE TEMPERLEY OF DATCHWORTH, HERTS. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 105 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 61986 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Datchworth, Hertfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of Roy Frederick Benson Temperley, Pilot Officer R.A.F. V.R. missing from air operations on the 25th August 1941 aged 20 years. O valiant heart, may light perpetual shine upon you. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8559 (P361662/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/15 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/14 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-08-1941 |
End Date | 26-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak, no survivors |