Thorneycroft, Leonard Everett
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Leonard Everett |
Surname | Thorneycroft |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel Thorneycroft, and of Auriole Thorneycroft, of Wilcox, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED333 |
Markings | OF-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 69. Row D. Joint grave 4. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE HE LEFT BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE. LOVINGLY, MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 107 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/78983 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
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 27/766/41 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/40 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-12-1942 |
End Date | 18-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (81% moon) |
Operation | Neustadt |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter, crashing in the partially-drained Nord-Oost-Polder |