Blackmore, Lester John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Lester John |
Surname | Blackmore |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bertram Ronald and Nellie Florence Blackmore, of Clarenville, Newfoundland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF329 |
Markings | LS-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gosseliès Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 4. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WE LOVE IS NOT TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 131 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 798552 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Newfoundland |
Other Memorials
Location | Rue De La Barrière, Romedenne, Namur Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text | Cloire a nos vallants aviateurs allies - Stirling BF 329 of 15 Sqn RAF - 12/13 aout 1942 |
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/39 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1942 |
End Date | 13-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Mainz. 138 aircraft. Follow up raid. Railway station and further civic buildings were badly damaged, including the cathedral |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed ESE of Philippville, Belgium |