Leppert, Spencer Edwin
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Spencer Edwin |
Surname | Leppert |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William La Vern Leppert and Hannah Leppert, of Minto, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LP876 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 51. I. 7. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GIVE TO HIM, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM (Extract from the Eternal Rest Prayer) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 62 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/40879 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 24 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Leppert Lake, Manitoba; 2km inside the western boundary of Caribou River Park Reserve |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-12-1944 |
End Date | 07-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Honeybourne |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night circuits |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 4 mins after take off at Kifts Gate Court near Mickleton, 7 miles NNW of Moreton-in-Marsh Gloucestershire. |