Scutt, Leonard Allan
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Leonard Allan |
Surname | Scutt |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Mary Scutt, of Whonock, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD106 |
Markings | ND-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row G. Grave 14. |
Epitaph | BEYOND THE GATE OUR DEAR ONE FINDS HAPPINESS AND REST. THERE IS COMFORT IN KNOWING HE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 239 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/40007 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1666 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Scutt Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | St. Gregory Minster, Kirkdale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian Airmen who flew from RAF Wombleton during WW2, including 1666 HCU |
Location | Roadside location, Wombleton, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian Airmen who flew from RAF Wombleton during WW2, including 1666 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-06-1944 |
End Date | 23-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wombleton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | The weather took a turn for the worse and the crew became lost. Flew into high ground at Rudland Rigg NNE of Helmsley, Yorkshire |