Leach, Arthur Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur Frederick |
Surname | Leach |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fred Leach, and of Mary Jane (Minnie) Leach. of Ashton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P4316 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Penzance Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. K. Block 9. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | HE IS JUST AWAY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 62 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 919442 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7060 (P359877/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1941 |
End Date | 21-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training for high level bombing practice |
Reason for Loss | Over the Grimsthorpe ranges crashed a minute after take off about a mile SE from Cottesmore village the 3 crew members that died are all shown as pilots |