Wilkins, Leonard Richard
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Leonard Richard |
Surname | Wilkins |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick and Edith Wilkins. Husband of Olive Queenie Wilkins, of Falconwood, Welling, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB802 |
Markings | LS-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 15951-15955. |
Epitaph | DEARER TO US THAN WORDS CAN TELL WAS THE ONE WE LOST BUT LOVED SO WELL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 264 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1801112 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/205/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/205/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-01-1945 |
End Date | 17-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | Dived into the ground at Harling, ENE of Thetford, Norfolk |