Leigh, James Standish
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | James Standish |
Surname | Leigh |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Standish Leigh and Ethel Alice Maude Mary Leigh, of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM622 |
Markings | HW-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. D. 5. |
Epitaph | LOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. J. S. LEIGH OF KALGOORLIE, WEST. AUSTRALIA. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 62 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 434296 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-08-1944 |
End Date | 27-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (50% moon) |
Operation | Kiel |
Reason for Loss | Shot down in the target area |