Bennett, Fred
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Fred |
Surname | Bennett |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Henry and Madelene Kate Bennett, of Branxholm, Tasmania. Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG330 |
Markings | HA-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. E. 13. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 130 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 434492 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Monument with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In memory and honour of the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force Squadrons who were based at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1352/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1352/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-12-1944 |
End Date | 31-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Vohwinkel- to attack railway yards. 155 Lancasters from 3 Group, 2 lost (1.3%). G-H equipped raid. A strong wind carried the bombs south of the aiming point. No local report is available to comment on the damage. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in Solingen |