In Memory Of
SMITH, DENNIS BENSTED
Service Details
Age:
25
Date of Birth:
1917-02-02
Service No:
778472
Rank:
Flight Sergeant
Unit:
500 Sqdn.
Regiment:
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Date of Death:
1942-09-17
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Hudson V AM587, shot down over the Bay of Biscay, shot down by Lt Kurt Necesany, 13./KG 40, PlQ 14W/8933 1537 hrs (2 men were seen in water).
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 76.
Cemetery:
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Surrey
Country:
United Kingdom
Additional Information
Son of Charles Bensted and Edith Alexina Smith, of Kimberley. Husband of Irene Isabelle Smith. RAF Number: Enlistments in Rhodesia
