Samuel Frederick Bentley
Service number
633360
Military unit
408 (RCAF) Sqdn Royal Air Force
Address
18 Irving Place, Alvaston, Derby, England.
Date of birth
Date of death
27 Mar 1942 (21 years old)
Place of birth
Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England.
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
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Family history
Son of Joseph and Mary Jane Bentley; husband of Cynthia Elizabeth Bentley, of Stansted, Essex.
Military history
27/28 March 1942 Hampden L4140 408 Sqn. Took off 19.19 from RAF Balderton to mine lay the Weser Estuary. Intercepted 22.10, North Sea off Terschelling by Bf110 R4+EC night fighter piloted by Oblt Helmut Lent Stab II/NJG2 killing all crew.
P/O Gordon Beaver RNZAF
F/S George McLean RCAF
Sgt Samuel Bentley
Sgt Robert Beale - All missing.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
Photo of Samuel Frederick Bentley