Curtin, Leo Patrick
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Leo Patrick |
Surname | Curtin |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leo Micheal and Mary Irine Rose Curtin, of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | RA515 |
Markings | PM-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. G. 1-4. |
Epitaph | HE MADE THE SACRIFICE. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 26 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 432953 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/817/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/817/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-02-1945 |
End Date | 24-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Pforzheim |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Pforzheim during this devastating attack on a previously undamaged city |