Dagless, Leonard Eagles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leonard Eagles |
Surname | Dagless |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Henry and Bertha Dagless. Husband of Helen Dagless, of Falkirk, Stirlingshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL796 |
Markings | BQ-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Perreuse Chateau Franco British National Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row B. Coll. grave 20-23. |
Epitaph | HE IS NOT DEAD BUT ON THE PATH WE MORTALS TREAD A FEW TRIFLING STEPS AHEAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 26 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 948192 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-07-1944 |
End Date | 12-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Revigny |
Reason for Loss | Collided with 103 Sqdn Lancaster ME674 near the target and crashed near Fains-les-Sources. |