Bennett, Victor

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Date of birth:: January 29th, 1918 (Melton Mowbray/Leicestershire, United Kingdom)
Date of death:: January 2nd, 2008
Nationality:: British

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British Empire Medal (BEM, Military Division)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Flight Sergeant
Unit:: Bomber Command / Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves
Awarded on:: 1942

Was stationed at an airfield where he saved the life of a senior ranked officer during a bombing raid, when the hangar they were in was directly hit. He pushed himself and the officer into cover, thus saving both their lives.

British Empire Medal (BEM, Military Division)

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- Grandson Rob Walker

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