Barnard, Leslie William Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leslie William Arthur |
Surname | Barnard |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Mary Elizabeth Barnard. Husband of Barbara Ena Barnard, of Ewell, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N6072 |
Markings | HA-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 12. E. 7-9. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 127 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1384144 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1350/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-08-1942 |
End Date | 07-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (23% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. The last of series of raids, this time involving 216 aircraft. Most of the bombs fell in open countryside west of the target |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Kessel, NNE of Roermond, Holland |