Collins, Leslie Felix
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leslie Felix |
Surname | Collins |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Patrick and Charlotte Collins. Husband of Millicent Collins, of New Brumby, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA869 |
Markings | WS-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. C. 21-25. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE. REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 22 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1351313 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-10-1943 |
End Date | 08-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Crashed close to Boblingen, SW of Stuttgart |