Ellis, Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leslie |
Surname | Ellis |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fredrick and Lucy Ellis, of Pontygwaith, Glamorgan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BK760 |
Markings | MG-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. G. 5. |
Epitaph | GONE IS HIS FACE WE LOVED SO DEAR, SILENT HIS VOICE WE LOVED SO WELL. MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 160 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1313959 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Bree 3690, Tongerlo, Limburg Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Sculptured metal cross, religious figurines & inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text |
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/7 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/6 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1943 |
End Date | 11-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (35% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt. 502 aircraft, 21 losses (4.2%). Complete cloud cover lead to another failed operation. No deaths in the city itself but 18 reported in the surrounding areas, in stark contrast to the 108 losses in the air |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Tongerlo, ESE of Bree, Belgium |