Date of death:

January 28th, 1945

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Graves Byker & Heaton Cemetery
Plot: 20. Grave: 372.

Service number:

1504553/132607

Nationality:

British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Leonard Arthur Butcher was killed on January 28th, 1945, with Pilot Flight Lieutenant Jack McPherson Richardson, as Navigator and the rank of Flight Lieutenant, when their aircraft, DeHavilland Mosquito KB153 from No. 16 Operational Training Unit, crashte crashed after engine failure near RAF Barford, St.John, Oxfordshire.

Promotions:
?: Sergeant;
October 31st, 1942: Pilot Officer on probation (emergency);
April 30th, 1943: Flying Officer on probation (war subs.);
October 31st, 1944: Flight Lieutenant (war subs.).

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• - Commonwealth Wargraves Commission
  - Aviation Safety Network
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 19th February 1943, Issue 35914, dated 23rd February 1943
  - Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette of 8th June 1943, Issue 36051, dated 11th June 1943
  - Fifth Supplement to The London Gazette of 11th August 1944, Issue 36656, dated 15th August 1944
  - Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 14th November 1944, Issue 36798, dated 17th November 1944
  

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