McSherry, Leslie Andrew
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Leslie Andrew |
Surname | McSherry |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Date of Death | 08-04-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Drew and Mary McSherry. Husband of Viola Mary McSherry, of Hedon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley III |
Serial Number | K8957 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Burstwick (All Saints) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 72 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 39640 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Miscellaneous Information
On the strength of 166 Sqn, according to CWGC records |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/1989 (P351570/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-04-1940 |
End Date | 08-04-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Transit to Jurby, Isle of Man |
Reason for Loss | Iced up and crashed near Stratford on Avon |