{"id":253,"date":"2019-10-25T07:52:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T07:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/?page_id=253"},"modified":"2021-07-28T11:54:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T11:54:53","slug":"bender-milton-harold","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/raf\/bender-milton-harold\/","title":{"rendered":"Bender, Milton Harold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Milton Harold Bender DFC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Flight Engineer, 460 (Australian) Squadron
Service number 173405
Died 9 April 1944
Buried Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Denmark
Age 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Headstone Inscription
‘DEARLY LOVED AND SADLY MISSED BY HIS HEARTBROKEN MUM, DAD SISTER AND BROTHER’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Milton was born 9 Aug 1923 the son of Samuel and Rose n\u00e9e Rosenberg of Golders Green, London. Milton had an older brother Cecil and a twin sister Sheila. Milton’s uncle Joseph Bender also served in the RAF and was killed two months after Milton serving in 102 (Ceylon) Squadron as a flight engineer. He is buried in Steenderen General Cemetery, Netherlands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milton was killed on his 20th operation. Lancaster ME663 departed at 21.20 on the 9 April 1944 from RAF Binbrook to lay mines in Baltic waters. The aircraft was shot down on its homeward bound journey by a night-fighter and crashed at 03.30 10 April 1944 near Gunderup, Denmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harold’s story and the crew that were killed can be found in the links below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Milton back row, far left. Courtesy of www.ozatwar.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Milton’s Family Information <\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
The Crew of Lancaster ME663 by Dorothy Ramser <\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Operational Records, 460 Squadron<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Gallery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n