Leach, Leonard Charles Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Leonard Charles Robert |
Surname | Leach |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Hilda Leach, of Dryden, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4233 |
Markings | QR-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Milland (St. Luke) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 679. |
Epitaph | ALL YOU HAD YOU GAVE TO SAVE MANKIND YOURSELF YOU SCORNED TO SAVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 62 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/7227 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/44 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/43 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-10-1942 |
End Date | 14-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (19% moon) |
Operation | Kiel |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at 0130 Hrs into a hillside on Hagg House Moor. 11 miles North of Helmsley, Yorkshire. |