Beck, Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leonard |
Surname | Beck |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Date of Death | 30-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Elizabeth Beck, of Manchester. Husband of Clara Beck, of Moston, Manchester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3448 |
Markings | JN-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Manchester (Philips Park) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Nonconformist. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | A HERO WORTHY OF EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE ONE OF THE BEST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1310501 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 150 |
Squadron Motto | Always ahead |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Bench & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of the airmen of R.A.F. 51 Sqn. (687) and 150 Sqn. (205) between 1941 - 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque and Rolls of Honour |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Personnel of 150 Squadron R.A.F. Snaith 1941-1942 Not for themselves alone |
Location | St. Laurence Priory Church, Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Wellington III Z165I JN-M of 150 Sqn. R.A.F. Snaith 13/14th 09/1942 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1010/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1010/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-05-1942 |
End Date | 31-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Snaith |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Mottrams farm, Faldingworth on return |