MEARS, Lawrence Ernest
| Service Number: | 1607727 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Born: | Beverley, Western Australia, Australia, 1923 |
| Home Town: | Mosman Park, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Lost Without Trace During A Raid on Leipzig, North Wst Europe, 20 February 1944 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial |
| Memorials: | Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Sergeant, 1607727, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
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Son of William James Mears, and of Josephine Ida Mears, of Mosman Park, Western Australia.
Halifax LK763 of No. 78 Squadron took off from RAF Breighton at 0011 hours on 20 February 1944 to attack Leipzig, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off, and it did not return to base. Following post war enquiries and investigations, it was recorded in 1950 that the missing crew had no known grave.
The crew members of LK763 were:
Sergeant George Beal (1803550) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Flight Sergeant Everett Malcolm Coulter (R/156195) (RCAF) (Navigator)
Flight Sergeant Ian Richard Montagu Douglas-Pulleyne (138075) (RAFVR) (Bomb Aimer)
Sergeant Lawrence Ernest Mears (1607727) (RAFVR) (Mid Upper Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Richard Glasson O’Neill (415949) (Rear Gunner)
Sergeant George Frederick Reynolds (1415061) (RAFVR) (Wireless Operator)
Sergeant John Smith (1323064) (RAFVR) (Pilot)