Davis, Leonard Frank Rogers
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Leonard Frank Rogers |
Surname | Davis |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Rogers and Effie Davis. Husband of Beryl Davis (née Cross), of Rayleigh, Essex. Father of Pauline Davis, aged 4 when her father was killed. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Manchester I |
Serial Number | L7423 |
Markings | OL-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 16. G. 7. |
Epitaph | HE VOLUNTARILY CHOSE AND GAILY TROD THE PATH OF SERVICE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 27 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 755327 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 83 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating 83 Sqn Lancaster, one of the Pathfinder Sqn's operating from RAF Wyton 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Michaels's Church, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Plaque & 83 Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | This Chapel was furnished by members and friends of 83 Pathfinder Sqn and is dedicated to the memory of those airmen who lost their lives on flying operations from RAF Coningsby in WWII |
Miscellaneous Information
He went to Brentwood High School and then set up in business fixing wireless sets. He had four sisters. He was very active in St. John Ambulance and was also a church organist. He loved cricket and had a very happy home life. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/686/54 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/686/53 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-03-1942 |
End Date | 14-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (10% moon) |
Operation | Cologne |
Reason for Loss | Shot down near Nijmegen, Holland |