Darby, Cecil Benham
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Cecil Benham |
Surname | Darby |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
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Date of Death | 10-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter Henry and Gertrude Darby, of Crewe. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4890 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Crewe Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. B. Grave 292. |
Epitaph | OUR BELOVED SON WHO GAVE HIS LIFE SO WE MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM. EVER IN OUR THOUGHTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 152 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1816533 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Eastern end of former main runway, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone sculpture and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 1667 HCU RAF 1943 To those who tyranny threatened flew from this runway, some never to return and to those who supported them on the ground, we remember you all |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-02-1945 |
End Date | 10-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Emerged from cloud in a spin and on fire. Crashed near Thorney Island airfield, Hampshire |