Manley, Leonard Francis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leonard Francis |
Surname | Manley |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wallace Manley (1878-1953) and Rosa Manley (née Spiller 1880 -1946) |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD301 |
Markings | KN-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 21. B. 1. |
Epitaph | LOVE AND REMEMBRANCE TILL WE MEET AGAIN. ALL AT HOME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 204 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1210634 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 9 February 1921 Chard, Somerset. He had 3 brothers and 2 sisters |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/656/37 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/656/36 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-09-1943 |
End Date | 24-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elvington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (25% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim- to bomb the northern part of the city which had not sustained much damage in raids earlier this month. 628 aircraft and the now familiar five American B-17s. 32 aircraft Lost (5.1%). Target marking and bombing were accurate but some creepback took place, meaning that towards the end of the raid, bombs were falling in open countryside and into Ludwigshafen, causing significant damage to the I. G. Farben chemical plant. The neighbouring town of Frankenthal was completely burnt out. |
Reason for Loss |