Cronk, Leslie William
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Leslie William |
Surname | Cronk |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George William Cronk and Lorna Cronk (née Broadhead), of Foxberry Road, Brockley, Lewisham, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4261 |
Markings | ZN-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. G. 9. |
Epitaph | RESTING WHERE NO SHADOWS FALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 25 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1377657 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 10 June 1920. Leslie worked as a burial clerk in a Government Office. His father worked in Customs & Excise. This was his only Operation with the crew, posted in from 1654CU on 24 December 1942. He had flown with W/C Gibson as 2nd Pilot on 11 January 1943 to Essen. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-01-1943 |
End Date | 14-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (57% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Maj. Werner Streib, Stab 1./NJG1 at 19.16hrs SW of Appeldoorn. Crashed at Oberhausen nr Dusseldorf. Initially buried in Dusseldorf North Cemetery and reinterred on 28 November 1946. |