McLeod, Lewis Arthur John
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Lewis Arthur John |
Surname | McLeod |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 22-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Roderick and Bertha McLeod, of Burwood, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND451 |
Markings | OF-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 18. D. 5. |
Epitaph | PUT YOUR TRUST IN GOD AS I DO |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 72 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 413409 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1944 |
End Date | 22-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Synthetic oil plant at Scholven-Buer |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak on the outbound leg and crashed at Grieth |