Denness, Bernard
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Bernard |
Surname | Denness |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney Harold and Beatrice Mary Denness, of Swanage. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EE944 |
Markings | HA-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Swanage (Godlington) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot B. Cons. Grave 843. |
Epitaph | WE ARE PROUD YOU DIED AS YOU LIVED UNSELFISH TO THE GLORIOUS END |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 155 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 135674 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-03-1944 |
End Date | 05-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Special Duties |
Reason for Loss | Port engine failed on approach to runway and, even thought the pilot opened the throttles in an attempt to go round again, the aircraft crashed |