O'Leary, Leo Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | WO1 |
Forename(s) | Leo Frederick |
Surname | O'Leary |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-06-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HZ521 |
Markings | AL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. F. 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 220 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/90360 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 429 (Bison) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Miscellaneous Information
Known as Fred |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1852/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1852/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-06-1943 |
End Date | 25-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (48% moon) |
Operation | Wuppertal. 630 aircraft, 34 losses (5.4%). An attack on the Elberfeld half of the town- the Barmen half having been devastated a month ago. PFF marking was accurate but creepback was more evident than normal. A post-war British survey suggest that 95% of the Elberfeld half was destroyed. Approximately 1800 deaths, 300 homes destroyed and 171 businesses knocked out. |
Reason for Loss | Lost over Belgium |