Bentham, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Bentham |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Knight Bentham and Mary Ann Bentham, of Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF358 |
Markings | MG-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 73. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 130 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1057074 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-12-1942 |
End Date | 22-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Munich. 137 aircraft- 1, 5 and PFF Groups. 12 losses (8.8%). Most of the bombs fell in open countryside, possibly due to a decoy fire |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Void-Vacon, France |