Francis, Raymond Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Raymond Leslie |
Surname | Francis |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur John and Elizabeth Marion Francis, of Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL459 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row E. Grave 12. |
Epitaph | WE LOVED HIM IN LIFE, LET US NOT FORGET HIM IN DEATH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 37 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 418380 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 1667 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Hook, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of the aircrew who gave their lives in the service of freedom when their Halifax aircraft crashed opposite this church on Thursday 8 June 1944 |
Location | Roadside location, adjacent to Sandtoft airfield, Sandtoft, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone obolisk and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served and died at RAF Sandtoft during Word War II |
Location | Eastern end of former main runway, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire * PRIVATE PROPERTY * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone sculpture and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | 1667 HCU RAF 1943 To those who tyranny threatened flew from this runway, some never to return and to those who supported them on the ground, we remember you all |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-06-1944 |
End Date | 08-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Sandtoft |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Night cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Stalled and crashed on the north bank of the Humber near Howden Dyke |