Farmer, Leslie Desmond
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leslie Desmond |
Surname | Farmer |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leonard George and Florence Lily Farmer, of Coventry. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND840 |
Markings | OF-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Clichy Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 16. Row 8. Grave 9. |
Epitaph | HIS LIFE IS A SACRED MEMORY, HIS DEATH A SILENT GRIEF. REMEMBERED BY ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 34 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2220935 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 16 March, 1922. Resided at 12, Norfolk Street, Coventry. Employed by Sir. W. G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd., Coventry. Enlisted 1942. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-08-1944 |
End Date | 06-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bois de Cassan V1/V2 sites |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak which seriously injured the pilot leading to the aircraft crashing |