Wireman LEONARD STOCKS (photo added)
| Rank | Wireman |
| Forenames | LEONARD |
| Surname | STOCKS (photo added) |
| Initials | L |
| Place of Birth |
WIBSEY, YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM
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| Date of Birth | Wednesday, 05 November 1924 |
| Date of Death | Tuesday, 13 June 1944 |
| Age | 19 |
| Nationality |
British
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| Residence or Entered Service From | BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM |
| Service Number | D/MX 552634 | Force |
Royal Navy
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| Service/Corps/Regiment | Royal Navy |
| Unit / Ship / Battalion / Squadron | His Majesty's Landing Craft Tank (HMLCT) 967 |
| Military Honours and Awards | |
| Place of Burial/Commemoration |
BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY
Roll of honour |
| Grave/Memorial Location | II. G. 17. |
| Previous Place(s) of Burial | Unknown |
| Epitaph | |
| Family Details | SON OF JOSHUA AND CLARA STOCKS, OF ODSAL, BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE. |
Additional Information
Wireman LEONARD STOCKS was one of 8 men killed, onboard His Majesty's Landing Craft Tank (HMLCT) 967, when it was mined and sunk on Tuesday the 13th June 1944.
There is conflicting information on where the landing craft was built.1 It is not presently known where, precisely, it was sunk off the Normandy coastline.2
References |
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| 1. | The Clyde Built Ships website state that Landing Craft Tank 967, a steel motor vessel, was built by Arrol & Co Ltd, Glasgow in 1942. uboat.net website state that Landing Craft Tank (Mk 4) 967, was ordered on 13 November 1942 and built by A. Findlay (Old Kirkpatrick, Scotland, United Kingdom). |
| 2. | As of January 2015. |
| 3. | Photographs and additional information, unless otherwise credited, kindly provided by Denise Valadez, cousin of Wireman Leonard Stocks. |
Acknowledgements and Credits |
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| Source of original data: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Headstone photograph: | Carl Shilleto |
| Cross marker photograph: | |
| Individual photograph: | Denise Valadez, cousin of Wireman Leonard Stocks. |
| Additional photographs provided by: | Denise Valadez, cousin of Wireman Leonard Stocks and Carl Shilleto. |
| Additional information provided by: | Carl Shilleto and Denise Valadez, cousin of Wireman Leonard Stocks. |
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