Williams, Leonard Charles
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Leonard Charles |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred James Williams and Emila Williams. Husband of Joan Mary Williams. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | N3568 |
Markings | OM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row A. Grave 17. |
Epitaph | ALL THE BRIGHT COMPANY OF HEAVEN HOLD HIM IN THEIR HIGH COMRADESHIP |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 265 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 970005 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Miscellaneous Information
Note that 107 Squadron were operating from RAF Manston at the time, and not from their home station of RAF Great Massingham. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7999 (P360997/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/842/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/842/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-08-1941 |
End Date | 01-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Manston |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-shipping patrol |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea off Vlissingen |