Leach, Roy Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Roy Arthur |
Surname | Leach |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Pearl Leach, of Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Albacore |
Serial Number | X9281 |
Markings | NH-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 251. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | SP |
Panel Number | 271 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/88668 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 415 (Swordfish) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Miscellaneous Information
Transferred from Coastal to Bomber Command on 12th July. This sortie is clearly one pertaining to Coastal Comment even though it occurred after the transfer date |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1813/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1813/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-07-1944 |
End Date | 21-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Manston |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Smoke deployment over an Allied convoy, followed by anti-shipping patrol |
Reason for Loss | Ditched in the English Channel. Air Sea Rescue only found an empty dinghy |