Reynolds, Benjamin Frank
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Benjamin Frank |
Surname | Reynolds |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank U. and Dorothy Reynolds. Husband of Kathleen Brenda Reynolds, of Cambridge. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ354 |
Markings | GB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Herwijnen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 5. |
Epitaph | KNOWING WELL HE IS NOT LOST NOR DEAD BUT MORE ALIVE THAN WHEN WE KNEW HIM HERE |
Ribbon Stone | 0693 (Block 8, Column 18, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 231 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 118712 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | F/O J.D. Phillips & F/O B.F. Reynolds 105 Sqn 12 Dec 1943 |
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-12-1943 |
End Date | 13-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Herwijnen on the north bank of the Waal, Holland |