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 1914 - 1942 (28 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  Victor Dominic Benefield was born 8 May 1914, Wanganui NZ; died 16 Sep 1942, Essen Germany; was buried Reichswald Forest War Cemetry, Kleve Germany. Notes:
Victor's Details:
Rank - Flying Officer (Instr.)
Service No. 41302
Aged 28
Notes from a book by ex R.A.F. P.O.W.'s in Germany:
They were flying a Wellington Bomber Mission to Osnabruck. From a crew of six, two were New Zealanders, and they were the only ones killed near Duisburg, when they were shot down.
Victor was the Pilot and kept the craft steady while the rest of the crew bailed out.
On the 9th Sept 1943, F/Lt Victor Benefield was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross
Location of the Reichswald Forest War Cemetry in Germany.
The cemetry is five kilometers south west of Kleve. From Kleve take the Hoffmannallee from the town centre, which becomes the Grunewaldstrasse. Follow the directions for Gennep, and on entering Reichswald Forest, the cemetry is situated 500 meters on the left.
Plot 2 - Row H - Grave No.6
There are 7654 graves in this cemetery, of these 127 are from New Zealand
https://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2003400/REICHSWALD%20FOREST%20WAR%20CEMETERY
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