Copley, Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Leonard |
Surname | Copley |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John William and Ada Copley. Husband of Dorothy Copley, of Stanley, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BK612 |
Markings | BU-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Royan Roman Catholic Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot K. Row 3. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES OF A SMILING FACE, A BROKEN LINK I CAN NEVER REPLACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 148 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 638850 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Monument with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In memory and honour of the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force Squadrons who were based at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1322/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1322/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-04-1943 |
End Date | 12-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Night (44% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Deodars area of the Gironde estuary |
Reason for Loss | Presumed lost in the target area |