Peace, Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leslie |
Surname | Peace |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George William and Florrie Peace. Husband of Ethel Mary Peace, of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME778 |
Markings | ZN-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 11. H. 8-11. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR THOSE HE LOVED AND THOSE HE LOVED WILL REMEMBER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 83 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 524666 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Peace Lake, Manitoba; 15km west of Red Sucker Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1944 |
End Date | 29-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Durmersheim. Probably shot down by Oblt Frtiz Lau of 4/NJG1 (his 12th victory) 60km west of Stuttgart at 0148hrs |