Broomfield, Leslie Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leslie Alfred |
Surname | Broomfield |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward William and Alice Louisa Broomfield, of Walthamstow, Essex. Husband of Eleanor Daisy Broomfield, of Walthamstow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD283 |
Markings | LE-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. D. 6-10. |
Epitaph | DISTANCE CANNOT DIVIDE NOR DEATH US PART, DEAR LES, WHEN YOU ARE IN MY HEART |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1398296 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-09-1944 |
End Date | 12-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Darmstadt |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in a wooded area at Schmidthachenbach, near Birkenfeld |