Drummond, Leonard Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Leonard Arthur |
Surname | Drummond |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick C. P. and Alice A. Drummond, of Burton-On-Trent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB220 |
Markings | OF-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 27. G. 4. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS THOUGHTFUL, WILLING AND KIND, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY HE LEFT BEHIND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 157 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1577281 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-10-1943 |
End Date | 19-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Hanover. 360 Lancasters, 18 Lost (5.0%). PFF were unsuccessful in marking the target due to complete cloud cover. This was the last in a series of raids on Hanover and included the 5000th aircraft to be Lost flying with Bomber Command on operational sorties. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Erichshagen on the River Weser, Germany |