Roll of Honour

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Name DAVIES
First names Benjamin Gordon
Rank Sgt
Service RAF
 Service number 580113
Crew position Pilot
Date of death 31st March 1938.
Cemetery St Woolos Cemetery, Newport

Photographed by Malcolm Brooke

Photographed by Malcolm Brooke

Courtesy of St Woolos Cemetery, Newport 
Due only to the map of burial plots given to us by Christine & Charles
(Cemetery Superintendents) were we able to locate the exact position of
Sgt B G Davies's grave. We collected a few flowers that had been scattered
by the wind to mark his grave for the above photographs.
Hind K6643 was piloted by Sgt B G Davies and collided with Hind K6753 flown by P/O J N Tyrrell over Scampton airfield on the 31st March 1938.
AC2 J H Scoberg was a passenger in the aircraft piloted by Sgt B G Davies.


From the Squadron ORB


From RAF News in Flight Magazine 7th April 1938

With thanks to the Lincolnshire Echo
From the Lincolnshire Echo 31st March 1938
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The 49Squadron Association is very grateful to Jim Whalley of the Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC) at Innsworth, Gloucester for his assistance in researching details of the above death.