Harper, Leonard Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Leonard Stanley |
Surname | Harper |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel and Florence Harper, of Allerton, Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG321 |
Markings | CA-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 23. F. 13. |
Epitaph | HERE RESTS HIS HEAD UPON THE LAP OF EARTH, A YOUTH TO FORTUNE AND TO FAME UNKNOWN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 45 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1620623 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 189 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1152/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1152/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-02-1945 |
End Date | 22-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Fulbeck |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Gravenhorst |
Reason for Loss | Lost over Ruhr area in attack on the Mitteland canal |