Prior, Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Leonard |
Surname | Prior |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-08-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND982 |
Markings | LE-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 221. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 87 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1334363 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Official records state that the Germans buried the crew in the local cemetery at Underwangen (modern day Chekovo) but post-war Graves Registration Units were refused permission to visit the area by the Russian Army in occupation. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-08-1944 |
End Date | 30-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Königsberg (modern-day Kaliningrad) |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace along with its crew of seven |