McLeod, Eric William
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Eric William |
Surname | McLeod |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-03-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Florence Margaret McLeod, of Bulimba, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1155 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 62. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 72 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 404007 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5558 (P357972/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-03-1941 |
End Date | 25-03-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night bombing practice |
Reason for Loss | t/o for night bombing detail. At approx 1015, the Wellington was seen by other crews, similarly engaged, to commence an attack from which it failed to recover before hitting the sea, some 4 miles N of Kingston, a village overlooking Spey Bay and about 8 miles SE of the airfield. |