Sims, Leonard Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leonard Robert |
Surname | Sims |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edwin Sims and Emma Maria Sims (née Wakeling). Husband of Amelia Ivy Sims (née Daw) - they married in Deptford in 1933. Father of Valerie Margaret Sims born 1940. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9162 |
Markings | OJ-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Sweden |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kviberg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. B. 5. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 242 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1388435 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 16 October 1909 in Bermondsey, London. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-08-1942 |
End Date | 11-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Silverthorn area |
Reason for Loss | Presumed to have crashed in the Kattegat |