Cheatle, Allen Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Allen Leonard |
Surname | Cheatle |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Noel Rodney and Mabel Ruth Cheatle, of Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | EB190 |
Markings | GG-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row K. Grave 12. |
Epitaph | CALLED TO HIGHER SERVICE. FOR EVER WITH THE LORD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 143 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 432305 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, adjacent to Sandtoft airfield, Sandtoft, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone obolisk and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served and died at RAF Sandtoft during Word War II |
Location | Eastern end of former main runway, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone sculpture and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 1667 HCU RAF 1943 To those who tyranny threatened flew from this runway, some never to return and to those who supported them on the ground, we remember you all |
Miscellaneous Information
Rushed to Doncaster Royal Infirmary but died soon after admission. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-07-1944 |
End Date | 25-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Sandtoft |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Dived from 400' just two minutes after takeoff and crashed NE of Doncaster |