Leek, William Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | William Douglas |
Surname | Leek |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Albert and Frances Emily Leek, of Caulfield, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4369 |
Markings | PH-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. F. 16. |
Epitaph | IN CHRIST SHALL ALL BE MADE ALIVE. I COR.XV.22 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 62 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 400592 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-01-1943 |
End Date | 12-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak, crashing in Duisburg |