Dowdall, Leonard James
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Leonard James |
Surname | Dowdall |
Gender | M |
Age | 35 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Mary Dowdall. Husband of Peggy Dowdall, of Westminster, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR669 |
Markings | DY-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. C. 2-20. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 157 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 126836 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/809/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/809/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-02-1943 |
End Date | 27-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Cologne. 427 aircraft, 10 losses (2.3%). Most of the bombing fell in the south-west of the city with many industrial, utility and residential buildings badly damaged or destroyed, along with some churches. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down in the target area |