Parker, Leonard Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leonard Edward |
Surname | Parker |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Thomas Parker and Elsie Winifred Parker, of Selly Oak, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM433 |
Markings | WS-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 9. K. 26-28. |
Epitaph | YOUR MEMORY A KEEPSAKE WITH WHICH WE WILL NEVER PART |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 82 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1819805 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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 27/128/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-02-1944 |
End Date | 25-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Schweinfurt |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1844hrs. Believed shot down by Do217, of NJG/101. Aircraft crashed at Tiefenbronn, some 12 km SE of Pforzheim. |