Harding, Benjamin Morgan
Personal Information
Rank | Cpl |
Forename(s) | Benjamin Morgan |
Surname | Harding |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Benjamin Rees Harding, and of Gertrude Harding, of Cefn-Fforest, Monmouthshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | R3598 |
Markings | WV- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Abbeville Communal Cemetery extension |
Grave Reference | Plot 6. Row J. Joint grave 5. |
Epitaph | HE WHO LOVES HIS LIFE LOSES IT; HE WHO SPENDS IT FOR OTHERS KEEPS IT FOR EVER (From John 12:25) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 176 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 550526 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 18 (Burma) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-05-1940 |
End Date | 25-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Reconnaissance |
Reason for Loss | Came down in the Somme region near Abbeville |