Box, Leslie Bowen
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leslie Bowen |
Surname | Box |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thomas Box. Husband of Anne Ruth Box. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V6427 |
Markings | WV-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 33. A. 2. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING, CONSTANT MEMORY OF BO. ADORED AND GALLANT HUSBAND OF ANNE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 922969 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 18 (Burma) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Blickling, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Wooden Case containing RAF Oulton Roll of Honour & former 18 (B) Sqn Standard |
Memorial Text | In memory of R.A.F. Oulton 1940 - 1945 |
Location | Junction of Aylsham Rd & New Rd, Oulton Street, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick piller and Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of the R.A.F. and U.S.A.A.F. based here 1940 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6802 (P359559/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-06-1941 |
End Date | 09-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Oulton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-shipping patrol |
Reason for Loss | Last seen mid-afternoon entering a fog bank off the Dutch coast. Box's body was recovered by Mv Maso a month later |