Matthews, Leslie Ronald Bruce
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Leslie Ronald Bruce |
Surname | Matthews |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percy Lionel and Frances Mary Matthews, of Anerley, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB550 |
Markings | UL-T2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 6. H. 5. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 69 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1290987 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-12-1943 |
End Date | 04-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (45% moon) |
Operation | Leipzig |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Fw. Heinz Oberheide (6th) of 4./NJG3; SW Leipzig: 6500m at 0322. Crashed at Mochern, near Jena |