Benville, Lawrence John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Lawrence John |
Surname | Benville |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Violet Benville. Husband of Margaret Dorothy Benville. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NR209 |
Markings | EQ-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. A. 2. |
Epitaph | REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 130 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/40216 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Benville Lake, Manitoba; In the southern tip of Caribou River Park Reserve |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Miscellaneous Information
An experienced crew with between 25 and 35 operational sorties each |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-01-1945 |
End Date | 06-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (55% moon) |
Operation | Hannover. 664 aircraft, 31 losses (4.7%). Bombs fell throughout the city. 493 buildings were destroyed and 250 people killed. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Hollenstede, SSE of Fürstenau, Germany |