977837 Sergeant Kenneth LEYSHON, 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve: 07/04/1942

Remembering Today

Casualty
Sergeant (Wireless Op./Air Gunner)LEYSHON, KENNETH
Service Number 977837
Died 07/04/1942
Aged 21
61 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Son of Sidney and Lucy Annetta Leyshon, of Swansea.
INSCRIPTION: SEMPER IDEM
Buried at HEVERLEE WAR CEMETERY
Location: Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
Number of casualties: 983
Cemetery/memorial reference: Coll. grave 3. E. 8-13.

 

Cambrian Daily Leader, 17 Oct 1918:




1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
24 George Street , Swansea C.B., Glamorganshire, Wales
NAME DOB OCCUPATION
Sidney Leyshon 04 Dec 1887 Speech Therapist (Local E A)
Lucy A Leyshon 20 Sep 1892 Unpaid Domestic Duties
Kenneth Leyshon 30 Jul 1920 Insurance Clerk
Sorry, this record is officially closed.
Lucy Island 03 Mar 1864 Private Means

July 21st, 1915 STAMMERING CHILDREN.-
The Brighton corporation at a recent meeting ratified a recommendation of the education authority to appoint Mr. Sidney Leyshon as whole- time officer for the purpose of teaching children suffering from speech defects.

NAME: Sidney Leyshon
DEATH: 28 Jan 1964 - Swansea

 

Details of the above loss..

6-7 April 1942

61 Squadron
Manchester I L7470 QR-
Op. Essen

Took off from Woolfox Lodge at 0035 hours. Shot down by a night-fighter (Oblt. Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin, II./NJG1)
and crashed at Piringen (Limburg) 3 km east north east of Tongeren, Belgium.

Crew.

F/S. E W. Noble +
Sgt. L J H. Lincoln RNZAF +
Sgt. R E. Newton +
Sgt. K. Layshon +
Sgt. D P G. Kent +
Sgt. N J. Patton +
Sgt. G H. Walker +

Source - RAF Bomber Command Losses Vol.3 - W R. Chorley.

During the course of 1942 RAF Bomber Command visited Essen on 37 occasions. 3724 aircraft were dispatched with 2674 attacking the target, Industry, Transport and Oil. 2214 tons of HE along with 2381 tons of Incendiaries were dropped. 191 aircraft were missing or lost.