Willey, Leonard Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leonard Charles |
Surname | Willey |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Ernest and Kate Willey, of Grantham, Lincolnshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Douglas Boston III |
Serial Number | Z2224 |
Markings | RH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dunkirk Town Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 2 Row 3 Grave 47. |
Epitaph | WORTHY OF REMEMBRANCE |
Ribbon Stone | 0327 (Block 4, Column 21, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 265 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 656396 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 88 (Hong Kong) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Sgt L.C.Willey & crew Boston Z2224 88 Sqn St. Omer 1 Nov 1942 |
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Blickling, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Wooden Case containing RAF Oulton Roll of Honour & former 18 (B) Sqn Standard |
Memorial Text | In memory of R.A.F. Oulton 1940 - 1945 |
Location | Junction of Aylsham Rd & New Rd, Oulton Street, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick piller and Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of the R.A.F. and U.S.A.A.F. based here 1940 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A Stained Glass Window to commemorate RAF Swanton Morley and the Sqns that served there. In particular, 88 (Hong Kong) Sqn, 8th July 1941 - 19th August 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/716/62 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/716/61 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-11-1942 |
End Date | 01-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Oulton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | St. Omer airfield |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near St. Omer airfield, France |