Leonard Bertrand Lee
Service number
117502
Military unit
228 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death
13 Jun 1943 (Age unknown)
Place of birth
Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
- Military history
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Family history
Son of Bertrand and Lucy Lee of Retford.
Married Kathleen Nora Riley in 1941. Kathleen was a certified school teacher and in 1939 she lived with her parents at 11 Birkland Avenue Warsop.
Military history
IBCC: Sunderland Bomber: DV696:Coastal Command & Fleet Air Arm.
Leonard was the pilot. Thye took off from Pembroke Docks to attack a group of 5 U-Boats. They were shot down in the attack and the full crew of 11 were killed. The attack took place over the Bay of Biscay.
Extra information
Leonard has no known grave and is remembered on the Runnymede Memorial, panel 119.
Photographs
No photos