Leigh, Robert Eric
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Robert Eric |
Surname | Leigh |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Benjamin John and Hilda Leigh, of Auckland City, New Zealand. Husband of Vera Frances Leigh, of Grey Lynn, Auckland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ558 |
Markings | HS-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot EE. Grave 122. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 198 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 412240 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 109 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Roll of Honour, Gp & Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to those who served at RAF Little Staughton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Gardens, Wyton, Cambridgshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wyton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Miscellaneous Information
Believed to have flown 38 operational sorties |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-02-1944 |
End Date | 10-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Krefeld |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Laar, north of Weert, Holland |