Bennett, Robert Francis
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Francis |
Surname | Bennett |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Maj. Robert H. E. Bennett, M.C., and Dorothy M. Bennett, of Kensington, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | Z7312 |
Markings | MQ-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 31. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 1091 (Block 102, Column 16, Row 4) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 130 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 62299 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 226 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | P/O R.F. 'Robin' Bennett 226 Sqn 7.9.41 Age 20 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8885 (P362065/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1406/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1406/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-09-1941 |
End Date | 07-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-shipping patrol |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed off Scheveningen, Holland |