Regimbal, Leo Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Leo Joseph |
Surname | Regimbal |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Napoleon Regimbal and Marie Regimbal, of St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N6075 |
Markings | SR-W3 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Buxton Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 4184. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 231 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/101761 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 101 CFlt |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Regimbal Lake, Manitoba; 12km east of Pointe du Bois, Manitoba |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Miscellaneous Information
It was noted that the ground which they flew into was actually 200' higher than the RAF maps indicated but it is now known whether this was the reason for the crash, especially given the poor weather conditions |
Attached from 7 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-07-1942 |
End Date | 13-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Flew into high ground in poor visibility NNE of Leek, Staffordshire. |