Leach, Gordon Noble
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Gordon Noble |
Surname | Leach |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Janet Noble Leach, of Newcastle-On-Tyne. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LK502 |
Markings | JF-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (West Road) Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Panel 5. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 62 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 159456 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1654 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Edward the Confessor Church, Leek, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stencilled Wooden Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 1654 HCU Stirling LK502, 27th May 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-05-1944 |
End Date | 27-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wigsley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (23% moon) |
Operation | Night cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Suffered engine problems and crashed at Rudyard, near Leek, Staffordshire |