Margetts, Leonard Charles
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Leonard Charles |
Surname | Margetts |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Luke and Lucy Margetts. Husband of Frances Christine Margetts, of Edinburgh. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL787 |
Markings | WS-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Normee Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1. |
Epitaph | HE HATH DELIVERED MY SOUL IN PEACE FROM THE BATTLE THAT WAS AGAINST ME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 67 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 188929 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-05-1944 |
End Date | 04-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (83% moon) |
Operation | Mailly-le-Camp |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter while waiting orders to bomb, crashing at Normee in the Marne region |