Williams, Leonard Chapple
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leonard Chapple |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leonard Chapple Williams and Ann Chapple Williams. Husband of Ivy Ethel Williams (Nee Austin), of Ilford, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE250 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Carlisle (Dalston Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Ward 11. Sec. P. Grave 23. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 116 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1377183 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Birchwood Way, Birchwood Estate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Inscribed Marble Obolisk |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Air Crews and Ground Staff who gave their lives whilst serving with No 50 Squadron and No 61 Squadron, 5 group, Bomber Command The Royal Air Force 2nd World War 1939 to 1945. No 50 Squadron "From defence to attack" Operated from Waddi |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Stone |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Skellingthorpe. My brief sweet life is over, My eyes no longer see, No Christmas Trees, No summer walks, No pretty girls for me, I've got the chop - I've had it, My nightly ops are done, Yet in another 100 years I'll still be twenty one. R |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11499 (P365310/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/487/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/487/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-01-1942 |
End Date | 11-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Skellingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying |
Reason for Loss | Unable to find Skellingthorpe on return. Eventually ran out of fuel and crashed trying to make an emergency landing at Bramton, near Carlisle |