Lean, Richard Harvey
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard Harvey |
Surname | Lean |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Osborne and Eleanor Lean, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | N1439 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 37. E. 4. |
Epitaph | HE LEAVES A WHITE UNBROKEN GLORY, A GATHERED RADIANCE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 62 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/85630 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12165 (P366158/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-02-1942 |
End Date | 11-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night circuits |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in flames near the airfield |