Bradbury, Leslie Elmer
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Leslie Elmer |
Surname | Bradbury |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick William and Lily Winifred Bradbury, of Pulborough, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7753 |
Markings | NP-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 19. C. 2. |
Epitaph | ALL YOU HAD HOPED FOR, ALL YOU HAD, YOU GAVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 122322 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-07-1942 |
End Date | 14-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. The first of a series of raids. Cloud and electrical storms in target area meant that the bombs were scattered over a wide area and little damage was caused |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the suburbs of Gelsenkirchen |