Leech, Francis James
Personal Information
Rank | WO1 |
Forename(s) | Francis James |
Surname | Leech |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
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Date of Death | 03-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel Francis and Eva Leech. Husband of Dorothy Irene Leech, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS650 |
Markings | -P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Row C. Grave 6. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 198 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/110015 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1666 HCU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Gregory Minster, Kirkdale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian Airmen who flew from RAF Wombleton during WW2, including 1666 HCU |
Location | Roadside location, Wombleton, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian Airmen who flew from RAF Wombleton during WW2, including 1666 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-03-1944 |
End Date | 03-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wombleton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have lost control while flying in cloud. Crashed in the Cheviot Hills close to the Scottish border |