John Walter BENN

BENN, John Walter

Service Number: 404881
Enlisted: 27 June 1940
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: Not yet discovered
Born: Cambooya, Queensland, Australia, 13 July 1910
Home Town: Dalby, Western Downs, Queensland
Schooling: Ipswich Grammar School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Flying Battle, Germany, 12 August 1942, aged 32 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Panel 112
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dalby 'The Fallen' Honour Board, Dalby War Memorial, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Sergeant, 404881
27 Jun 1940: Enlisted
6 Dec 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 404881

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

KIA in the loss of Lancaster R5760 of Number 207 Squadron RAF over Mainz, Germany - commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial in Surrey, England