Cooper, Leon Harvey
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leon Harvey |
Surname | Cooper |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Florence Clare Cooper, of Hampstead, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | JB236 |
Markings | LE-O Bar |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. H. 6. |
Epitaph | GOD TAKES OUR LOVED ONES FROM OUR HOMES BUT NEVER FROM OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1398968 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Air gunner |
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 27/2152/33 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-11-1943 |
End Date | 24-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (15% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into a bombing range near Fassberg, 1940hrs cause unknown , possibly shot down by night fighter. Six crew killed, 2 PoW |