James, Leonard Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leonard Charles |
Surname | James |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leonard Charles and Amelia Florence James, of Kilburn, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ597 |
Markings | XD- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 154. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 188 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1268838 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-10-1943 |
End Date | 21-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (51% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have crashed near Wittstock, Germany |