Wilson, Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leonard |
Surname | Wilson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Elsie Wilson, and Stepson of Hedley Whittlestone, of Lupset, Wakefield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LN281 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Alverthorpe (St. Paul) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Sec. T. Grave 374. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 117 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1684528 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Saxby Rd (B676), Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar, Inscribed Marble Tablet & Information Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of the brave airmen who lost their lives and Sgt George Henry Raby who was the only survivor when their aircraft Wellington Mk X LN281 of No. 14 OUT RAF Market Harborough crashed near this site on 13th August 1944, In Friendship and in service w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-08-1944 |
End Date | 13-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Market Harborough |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Stalled and crashed near Melton Mowbray following an engine failure |