Southam, Leslie Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leslie Arthur |
Surname | Southam |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Husband of D. Southam, of Altrincham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE746 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hale Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. Q. Grave 165. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 100 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1212023 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 26 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old Airfield Site, Wing, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Stencilled Composite Panels & Info Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of thousands trained at RAF Wing who lost their lives during training. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-06-1943 |
End Date | 04-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wing |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | On a flight from RAF Wing near Leighton Buzzard when it suffered a failure to one of its Bristol Hercules engines. The crew advised flying control at RAF Dumfries of their situation and requested an emergency landing. Unfortunately the aircraft crashed 1½ miles from the airfield runway. Three of the crew were killed and two others were seriously injured. |