Sapper Leonard Fitchett
Incident Report
29th October 1940 – Unknown Location
Deceased
Details
Incident. Sapper's O.E. Braysher, J.E. Brown and L. Fitchett died whilst dealing with a Category A bomb as the bomb was was being removed it exploded. The delay action on this fuse detonated after 15 ½hours.Personal Details
- 2000787 Sapper
- Leonard Fitchett
- 9 Bomb Disposal Section
- Royal Engineers
Husband of Lottie Fitchett of Stoneferry, Hull.
Died on the 29th October 1940. Aged 23.
Buried at Hedon Road Cemetery, Hull.
Compt 406 Grave 87.
Photo taken by Ernie Laud
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Hi I am doing tours of Hedon Rd Cemetery on behalf of The CWGC and would like to include Leonard. Do you know the location where the bomb was being defused or anything else about it.
Leonard was my grandfather, my father Leonard was born on October 13 1940 and sadly never met his father who died on 29 October 1940
Hi
All that is on his casualty card is Killed by action of enemy bomb Birmingham