Vaughan, Leonard George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leonard George |
Surname | Vaughan |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Josiah Vaughan and Clara Vaughan (Nee Bennett). Husband of Eleanor Mabel Vaughan (Nee Monteath). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK158 |
Markings | EX-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Barking (Rippleside) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. K. Grave 343. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THE NOBLEST DEATH A MAN CAN DIE FIGHTING FOR GOD. WIFE AND CHILD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 257 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1381736 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 199 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Ingham Heritage Centre, former RAF Ingham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | Memorials to all those who served at RAF Ingham (Cammeringham) 1942-1946 |
Location | All Saints Church, Ingham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaque on Wooden Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RAF Ingham, 1942-1945 |
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF North Creake |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-03-1943 |
End Date | 13-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Ingham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Broke up and crashed near Skellingthorpe, Lincs after the dinghy broke free and fouled the elevators |