Randolph Frederick Denning
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: Royal Air Force
Medals: 1939–45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Sergeant wireless operator/air gunner 652740
Parents: Arthur and Edith Maud Denning
Home address: 46 Court Road, Kingswood, Bristol
Date of birth: 14/02/1916
Date of death: 13/10/1940
Buried/Commemorated at: No known burial site but commemorated at Runnymede Memorial (Panel 13.) and on Kingswood Memorial
Age: 24
Further information:
Randolph was stationed at RAF Newmarket, Suffolk, the runway being part of the racecourse. On the day of his death Randolph and 5 other crew members took off from RAF Newmarket, in Wellington bomber P9243 on a night bombing raid of the port of Wilhelmshaven, Germany. The aircraft and crew disappeared without trace and Randolph was reported as missing presumed killed.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/7962/