Wakely, Leo Paul
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Leo Paul |
Surname | Wakely |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Francis Leo and Olivia Louise Wakely, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB753 |
Markings | VR-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 20. C. 7. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 258 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/93804 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-12-1944 |
End Date | 30-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Scholven-Buer synthetic oil plant. 324 aircraft, 4 losses (1.2%). Thick cloud necessitated the use of Oboe sky-markers. Bombing was accurate and the refinery was badly damaged. The local report states that 300 high-explosive bombs fell in the compound. The local towns of Scolven and Buer was also hit and the nearby coal mine was damaged. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and exploded, throwing clear the rear gunner, WO2 R G Rogers. Debris fell in the Essen area |