Brockett, Leonard Reginald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leonard Reginald |
Surname | Brockett |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-12-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred John and Harriett Brockett, of Kennington, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden l |
Serial Number | AE369 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 40. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1166466 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Squadron ORB incorrectly states this aircraft as being P1223 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11321 (P365077/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/23 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/22 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-12-1941 |
End Date | 27-12-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Wick |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Smoke-bomb deployment, in daylight, on the island of Maaloy in support of Combined Operations. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak while supporting Allied Commando operations on the Norwegian island of Vaargso |