Hartley, John Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Leonard |
Surname | Hartley |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Balque Hartley and Maggie Hartley, of Wrenthorpe, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XX |
Serial Number | KB210 |
Markings | M5-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leopoldsburg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | VII. E. 10. |
Epitaph | HIS WAS THE SACRIFICE, OUR FREEDOM, THE REWARD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 178 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 954358 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 128 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Anne's Church, Wrenthorpe, West Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | In memory of Leonard Hartley, killed in action 17th September 1944 |
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-09-1944 |
End Date | 17-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Braunschweig. One of 29 Mosquitoes |
Reason for Loss |