Benn, James
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Benn |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
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Date of Death | 04-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Braithwaite and Sarah Benn, of Lamplugh. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lamplugh (St. Michael) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 285. |
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IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1076715 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 3 Group |
Trade | Ground |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
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Reason for Loss | Suicide while of unbalanced mind. Early one morning he took his service rifle from the rack in a hut in East Anglia, went outside and shot himself. (Lancashire Evening Post, 5 November 1943) |