Leatherland, Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Douglas |
Surname | Leatherland |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | AFC, Twice MiD |
Date of Death | 21-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph Herbert and Edith Mabel Leatherland. Husband of Margery Isabell Leatherland, of Loughborough, Leicestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND748 |
Markings | OF-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Clichy Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 16. Row 8. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 62 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 85674 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Miscellaneous Information
An engineer by profession: B.Sc., A.M.I.C.E., A.M.I. Struct. E. |
Mentioned in Despatches June 1943 and January 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-04-1944 |
End Date | 21-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | La Chapelle- to bomb railway yards |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Hptm. Fritz Söthe of 4./NJG4 (his 6th or 7th claim), crashing at Piscop 25 Km N of Paris |