Brenton, Leo Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Leo Arthur |
Surname | Brenton |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Arthur and Grace May Brenton, of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB719 |
Markings | MG-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Soufflenheim Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | PEACE AFTER STRIFE "THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD; I SHALL NOT WANT" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 135 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/86444 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Brenton Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/101/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/101/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-04-1944 |
End Date | 25-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Karlsruhe. 637 aircraft, 19 losses (3.0%). A combination of cloud and a strong wind meant that PFF marked too far north of the target. As a result, most bombs fell outside the city and some aircraft bombed alternative targets as they were unable to find Karlsruhe. Opinion is divided about the casualties |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Soufflenheim, ENE of Haguenau, France |