Butcher, Leslie Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leslie Charles |
Surname | Butcher |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-02-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Douglas and Edith Butcher, of Sevenoaks, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2621 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 40. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 16 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 581496 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to site of former SHQ, Newton, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Statue, Plaque and information board |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Newton from 1940 to 2001 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5267 (P357492/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/813/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/813/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-02-1941 |
End Date | 26-02-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Newton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | 1815. Exploded in mid-air over enemy territory. Cause not established. |