Benham, Jack Elkan David
Personal Information
Rank | W/C |
Forename(s) | Jack Elkan David |
Surname | Benham |
Gender | M |
Age | 41 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 28-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Lionel D. and Mabel P. Benham, of Marylebone, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6728 |
Markings | NF- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 64. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 90447 |
Service | Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force) |
Group | 38 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Ground staff |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Miscellaneous Information
He was the senior liaison officer between the RAF and SOE and had joined the squadron the previous year. He had first joined the RNAS in 1918 before transferring to the newly-formed RAF and was later in charge of parachute training for the newly formed Commando units and SOE agents |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11826 (P365716/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-01-1942 |
End Date | 29-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (89% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive agent drop near Musdide, Belgium |
Reason for Loss | Came down in the sea. The dinghy washed ashore near Hawkinge, Kent on Feb 10th, containing Weeks' and Smith's bodies. Both had died of exposure |