Ramsden, Benjamin
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Benjamin |
Surname | Ramsden |
Gender | M |
Age | 35 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leonard and Annie Ramsden, of Bradford, Yorkshire. Husband of Marjorie Ramsden, of Bradford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM658 |
Markings | HW-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hardenberg Protestant Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row A. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARJORIE AND DADDY OF ANNE. SON OF LEONARD AND ANNIE RAMSDEN |
Ribbon Stone | 0888 (Block 10, Column 17, Row 4) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 88 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 55792 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of P/O Benny Ramsden 100 Sqn - 1944 |
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1944 |
End Date | 13-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (30% moon) |
Operation | Braunschweig |
Reason for Loss | Lost navigation aids outbound but continued. Hit by flak three times during and after the bombing run and eventually set on fire. Then attacked twice by a night fighter before the pilot ordered the crew to bale out |