Bendall, Douglas James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas James |
Surname | Bendall |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-01-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Edward and Fanny Bendall, of Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim I |
Serial Number | L1280 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 11. A. 5-7. |
Epitaph | DEARLY BELOVED SON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580596 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AC/BEF |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/537/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/537/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-01-1940 |
End Date | 25-01-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Rosieres en Santerre |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Reconnaissance over Germany |
Reason for Loss | Shot down near Duisburg |