Leonard, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Leonard |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-05-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V5645 |
Markings | RT-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. B. 10. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 198 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1365293 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 114 (Hong Kong) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former MQ Site, West Raynham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Inscribed Slate Tablets and Concrete Plinth |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all who served at West Raynham, military and civilian of all ranks 1939 - 1994 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/882/54 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/882/53 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-05-1942 |
End Date | 31-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | West Raynham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Intruder duties in support of the first 1000 bomber raid on Koln |
Reason for Loss | Coned by a searchlight and hit by a light Flak battery, both belonging to the 4./Marine-Flak-Abteilung 252. |