Lees, Norman
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Norman |
Surname | Lees |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fred and Dora Lees, of Oldham, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NF908 |
Markings | PO-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chester (Blacon) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 709. |
Epitaph | FOR HONOUR LIBERTY AND TRUTH HE SACRIFICED HIS GLORIOUS YOUTH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 62 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2218806 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 467 (Australian) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Edward the Confessor Church, Leek, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled Wooden Memorial Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Lancaster NF908 of 467 Sqn RAAF which crashed in bad weather on a training flight on 3rd January 1945 |
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour remembering all 467 (RAAF) Sqn personnel who failed to return from Ops at RAF Bottesford |
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock & Internal inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Clock and inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1977/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1931/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-01-1945 |
End Date | 03-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Fighter affiliation exercise and/or – weather permitting – a cross country navigation exercise. |
Reason for Loss | Before 16:03 the aircraft descended through cloud, into a rain and snow shower, and crashed into high ground near Leek, Staffordshire. |