Bennett, George Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Alfred |
Surname | Bennett |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Date of Death | 25-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred William and Fanny Bennett, of Holborn, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS653 |
Markings | SW-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 51. Sec. H. Row T Grave 245. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 130 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1388734 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1678 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Juction of High St & Reepham Rd, Foulsham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablets at base of Village Sign |
Memorial Text | Remembering all who served at RAF Foulsham 1942-1947 The airfield lay one mile North of this sign, Units based at Foulsham Airfield, 98 Sqdn 1678 HC Flight RAF, 180 Sqdn RAF, 192 Sqdn RAF, 12 Gliderb MU RAF, 514 Sqdn RAF, BSD Unit RAF, 462 Sqdn RAAA+F, El |
Location | Village Centre, Foulsham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed slate tablet at base of village sign |
Memorial Text | Remembering all who served in 1678 H.C. Flight R.A.F.and other units at RAF Foulsham 1942 - 1947 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-11-1943 |
End Date | 25-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Foulsham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- high-level cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Exploded in flight att 1149hrs, scattering debris over a wide area close to Shaftesbury, Dorset |