Dennis, Francis Basil
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | Francis Basil |
Surname | Dennis |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Basil and Myrtle H. Dennis, of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LV789 |
Markings | ZL-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Clichy Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 16. Row 15. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO HIM, O LORD; AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 155 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/163694 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 427 (Lion) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Dennis Island, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1846/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1846/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-04-1944 |
End Date | 19-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Noisy-le-Sec- to bomb marshalling yards. 181 aircraft. 4 Halifaxes Lost A successful raid with much damage being inflicted to the engine sheds and workshops. Delayed action bombs continued to explode for a week after the attack, hampering efforts to clear the site. 750 houses were destroyed, 464 people killed and 370 injured. |
Reason for Loss | Presumed Lost over the target area |