Thompson, Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leslie |
Surname | Thompson |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert and Gladys May Thompson. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME650 |
Markings | LE-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Skarrild Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 539. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 106 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1125440 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Skarrild - Karstoft Museum og Lokalarkiv, Skarrild, Midtjylland Provincer |
Country | Denmark |
Memorial Type | Propeller unit and inscribed memorial pillar |
Memorial Text | I august måned 1944 skete der her i Skarrild noget meget dramatisk. En engelsk Lancaster bombemaskine styrtede ned. |
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-08-1944 |
End Date | 27-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (50% moon) |
Operation | Konigsberg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Maj. Horst Gunther Hofele over Skarrild in Denmark. Claim by Oblt. Arnold Brinkmann 8./NJG3 - 10km North West of Horsens at 03:36 (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 4 - Theo Boiten). |