Ayres, Leonard Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leonard Edward |
Surname | Ayres |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
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Date of Death | 03-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Beatrice E. Ayres, of Truro, Cornwall. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV833 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harwell Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 551. |
Epitaph | PEACE, PEACE; HE IS NOT DEAD, HE DOTH NOT SLEEP - 'TIS DEATH IS DEAD, NOT HE" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 656967 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 15 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-04-1943 |
End Date | 03-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Hampstead Norris |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed attempting to land after a double engine failure. One engine restarted causing the aircraft to spin into the ground |