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| 1 | Bessent | Henry Roberts | Sgt | ![]() ![]() | KIFA Age 18 | R | 198740 | AG | RCAF 3MD (RCAF) 8MD (RCAF) 1AGGTS (RCAF) 9B&GS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 22OTU (RAF) PFNTU (RAF) 405Sqn (RCAF) 405Sqn (RCAF) Last Op | X X X X Battle X Wellington Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster JB481 | 11 Nov 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Edmonton, Alberta 1 Dec 1942 - Edmonton, Alberta 5 Jan 1943 - Souris, Manitoba 30 April 1943 - Quebec City, Quebec 12 June 1943 - Mont Joli, Quebec 1 Sep 1943 - Bournemouth, UK 14 Sep 1943 - RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire 15 Nov 1943 - RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire 7 Nov 1943 - RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire 17 Dec 1943 - Crashed in fog on RTB from Berlin | - Commemorated Cambridge City Cemetery, Grave 14558A. United Kingdom. - Son of Herbert Gordon and Elsie May (nee Roberts) Bessent, of Grande Prairie, Alberta. - Twin brother of J/88434 P/O William Francis Bessent DFM. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Losses and Incidents Database Accident report 405 Sqn RCAF - Bessent twins |
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| 2 | Bessent | William Francis | Sgt F/Sgt P/O | ![]() | DFM![]() | R J | 198741 88434 | AG | RCAF 3MD (RCAF) 8MD (RCAF) 1AGGTS (RCAF) 9B&GS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 22OTU (RAF) PFNTU (RAF) 405Sqn (RCAF) 426Sqn (RCAF) RCAF 8OTU (RCAF) RCAF | X X X X Battle X Wellington Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster X Hudson X | 11 Nov 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Edmonton, Alberta 1 Dec 1942 - Edmonton, Alberta 5 Jan 1943 - Souris, Manitoba 30 April 1943 - Quebec City, Quebec 12 June 1943 - Mont Joli, Quebec 1 Sep 1943 - Bournemouth, UK 14 Sep 1943 - RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire 15 Nov 1943 - RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire 14 Nov 1943 - RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire Jan 1944 - RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire 7 June 1945 - Repatriated to Canada 4 July 1945 - Instructor - Greenwood, Nova Scotia 14 Sep 1945 - Retired from the RCAF | - Distinguished Flying Medal - No.426 Squadron - Award effective 4 November 1944 as per London Gazette dated 14 November 1944 and AFRO 239/45 dated 9 February 1945. - Twin brother of R/198740 Sgt Henry Roberts Bessent, KIA on 17 December 1943. - Deceased on 22 April 2024, in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | RCAFA Awards Database 405 Sqn RCAF - Bessent twins |
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