Towsley, Leslie Robert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Leslie Robert |
Surname | Towsley |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick George and Maude Lilian Towsley, of Fort William, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL851 |
Markings | BQ-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Niklaas Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 32975. |
Epitaph | TO HIGHER SERVICE IN THE HANDS OF GOD. ''WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM SHALL NEVER DIE'' |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 108 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/93539 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1944 |
End Date | 21-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter, crashing at Heimolen, near Sint-Niklaas in Flanders |