Turner, Henry Benjamin
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Henry Benjamin |
Surname | Turner |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter Robert and Sophia Sussana Turner. Husband of Gladys Turner, of Stepney, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE254 |
Markings | KM-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. F. 29-31. |
Epitaph | MY DARLING, FOR EVER IN OUR HEARTS. YOUR WIFE, MOTHER, FATHER AND SISTERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 109 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 747850 |
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" |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8805 (P361965/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/448/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/448/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-09-1941 |
End Date | 03-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Wittenburg, no survivors |