Meadows, Leonard Tom
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leonard Tom |
Surname | Meadows |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leonard Tom and Selina Meadows, of Barras Heath, Coventry. Husband of Margaret Kathleen Meadows, of Coventry. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LN166 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Stafford Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot G. New portion. Grave 10. |
Epitaph | DEARER TO US THAN WORDS CAN TELL WAS ONE WE LOST AND LOVED SO WELL. MAM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 73 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 412215 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 30 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 29 June 1916 at Coventry. Resided at 80, Marlborough Road. Employed at Standard Motor Co. Ltd. Enlisted on 4 November 1943 (transferred from Navy). |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-01-1945 |
End Date | 08-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Hixon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- high-level bombing detail |
Reason for Loss | Broke up in flight and crashed at Eccleshall, Staffordshire |