Leeming, Cyril
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Cyril |
Surname | Leeming |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick and May Leeming, of Hillsborough, Sheffield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM645 |
Markings | KM-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. B. 9. |
Epitaph | IN MEMORY OF OUR LOVING SON AND BROTHER ALWAYS REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 62 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1592493 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/451/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/451/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-10-1944 |
End Date | 23-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Spilsby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Walcheren |
Reason for Loss | To attack gun batteries near the port of Vlissingen. Presumed crashed in the target area. |