Slocombe, Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leonard |
Surname | Slocombe |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Alfred and Mabel Slocombe, of Bristol. Husband of Violet Slocombe, of St. George, Bristol. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM286 |
Markings | JI-F2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 29. B. 1-16. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF DEAR LEONARD, SAFE IN GOD'S KEEPING. HIS LOVED ONES WAIT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 242 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 860307 |
Service | Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force) |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1978/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-11-1944 |
End Date | 20-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Homberg- to attack the Meerbeck oil plant. 183 Lancasters, all from 3 Group, 5 lost. G-H equipped raid but the weather conditions were stormy and many aircraft were not able to keep in close formation with the G-H aircraft. Bombing was consequently scattered. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the target area, possibly due to bombs from above |