WW2 Air Crew Europe Bomber Command Casualty Medal Group of Three – Sergt. G.A. Bennetts, 99 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

A second world war Bomber Command Operation Against Berlin casualty medal group awarded yo 759219 Sergeant Geoffrey Andrews Bennetts, 99 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 

1939-45 Star unnamed as issued 
Air Crew Europe Star unnamed as issued 
War Medal 1939-45 unnamed as issued 

The medals are in good condition and come with original box of issue, condolence slip and paper medal packets. 

Sergeant Bennetts was lost on the 9th May 1941, when his Vickers Wellington Bomber, W5400, was lost during a bombing mission on Berlin. The aircraft took off from Waterbeach on the night of the 8th May 1941 and was last heard calling for help at 05:20 on the morning of the 9th May. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. 

Bennetts was the crew Wireless Operator Air Gunner. He was posthumously Mentioned In Despatches which appeared in the London Gazette in January 1942.