Benjamin, Thomas Evan Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Evan Edward |
Surname | Benjamin |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Gertrude Benjamin, of Harlesden, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED473 |
Markings | LS-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Nantes (Pont-du-Cens) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot L. Row C. Grave 23. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT OTHERS COULD LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1255181 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-05-1944 |
End Date | 08-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Nantes- to bomb the airfield. Accurate bombing with the runway and hangars having been hit |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Flak and crashed near Nantes airfield |