Leigh, Thomas Barker
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Thomas Barker |
Surname | Leigh |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 31-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of David and Constance Emily Carena Leigh, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax I |
Serial Number | L9516 |
Markings | MP- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Poland |
Burial/Memorial Place | Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. C. 4. |
Epitaph | E'EN AS HE TROD THAT DAY TO GOD SO WALKED HE FROM HIS BIRTH...KIPLING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 198 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 46462 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Zagan, Lubusz Voivodeship |
Country | Poland |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stones |
Memorial Text |
Location | Lotników Alianckich 45, 68-100 Zagan Voivodeship |
Country | Poland |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Board & Framed Photos |
Memorial Text | Pamietamy bohaterom alianckich lotnikow officerom rozstrzelanych przez Gestapo |
Location | Rural location, Zagan, Lubusz Voivodeship |
Country | Poland |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stones |
Memorial Text |
Location | Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954 |
Miscellaneous Information
Became a prisoner after crash but then shot by the Gestapo 30/3/44 whilst trying to escape from Sagan during the 'Great Escape' |
Mentioned in DespatchesJune 1944 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8087 (P361103/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/650/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/650/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-08-1941 |
End Date | 06-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Karlsruhe |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have crashed near Glabbeek, Belgium |