BOURNE Leonard Henry

Appears on the Royal Air Force casualties list for Worcestershire.

A letter from the Reverend W.A. Trippass, St Nicholas, Droitwich dated 23rd May 1950 can be found within war records held at Worcestershire Archives requesting that Leonard Henry Bourne be added to the county roll of honour.

Aircraftman L. Bourne of Droitwich appears on a list of men from the Bromsgrove District killed in the 1939 – 1945 war, provided by the Reverend C.W. Banner, “Tuffley”, 19 Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove, dated 29th June 1950.

The following information has been researched by and is courtesy of Peter Kennedy:
Droitwich Newspaper Saturday 23rd August 1941
LAST TRIBUTES TO AIRMAN
A/C Leonard Bourne
The rev. A. H. Lewis officiated at the funeral at St. Nicholas church, Droitwich, on Thursday, of Leading Aircraftman Leonard Bourne, who was killed on active service.
A native of Droitwich, he was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bourne, of 32, Evans Street, Wolverhampton and before joining the R.A.F. was employed at Courtaulds, Wolverhampton. He was 28 years of age and unmarried.
The Chief mourners at the funeral were the parents, Molly Bourne (sister), Mr. H. Price, Mr. G. Bourne, Mr. L. Price and Mr. T. Bourne (uncles), Mr. and Mrs. A. Price, Mr. and Mrs. B. Annis (uncles and aunts), Mrs. H. Elvins and Mrs. H. Harris (aunts), Mr. E. Price (cousin), Mrs. Grazier, and Tom (Wolverhampton).