Bonest, Harry Edwin
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Harry Edwin |
Surname | Bonest |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William George Harry and Beatrice Rhoda Bonest. Husband of Mary Bonest, of West Norwood, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE368 |
Markings | HD- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Finningley (Holy Trinity) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row C. Grave 3. |
Epitaph | GOD TAKES OUR LOVED ONES FROM OUR HOMES BUT NEVER FROM OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 133 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 126961 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 466 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, North End Park, Driffield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men and women of 462 and 466 Sqns RAAF who served in Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1925/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1925/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-01-1943 |
End Date | 27-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (74% moon) |
Operation | Lorient. 157 aircraft, 3 lost. Poor visibility |
Reason for Loss | Developed engine failure and crashed near Retford, Notts. |