Arkless, Leonard Nixon
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Leonard Nixon |
Surname | Arkless |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Arkless, and of Mary Elizabeth Arkless, of Staines, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM277 |
Markings | JI-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 204. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 123 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 152343 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1978/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-09-1944 |
End Date | 20-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Calais- to bomb an enemy strong point. 646 aircraft to attack various positions around Calais. Visibility was good and bombing was accurate and concentrated |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea close to the target |