Wing Commander

Leslie Clive Bennett

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Frederick H. and Gertrude Bennett; husband of Joan Bennett, of Chichester, Sussex. Native of New Zealand.

References:
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:


Submitted by: Robert Cobley
Relationship to casualty: None, I am the Hon Rep for CWGC in Denmark
The grave of a brave New Zealander, Wing Commander Leslie Clive Bennett, RAF 21 Squadron in Lønstrup Churchyard, Denmark. Wing Commander Bennett's Blenheim was on the return leg from a raid on ... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
16216
Name:
Leslie Clive Bennett
Rank: 
Wing Commander
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J. Bennett, Chichester, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal Air Force, 21 Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
09 July 1940
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
34
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal Air Force (RAF)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
From entrance, right of church, last row.
Cemetery Location: 
Denmark
Leslie Clive Bennett
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