Evetts, Leslie Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leslie Arthur |
Surname | Evetts |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-08-1941 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6569 |
Markings | MH-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Adegem Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | I. AA. 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 162 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 952745 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 51 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Whitley Z6569 MH-S. Ops Cologne 18/19 August 1941. Crashed at Vliermaalroot Belgium |
Location | Parish Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Vliermaalroot, Limburg Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Ter herinnering aan de dappere bemanning van de Whitley Z6569 die neerstortte te Vliermaalroot in de nacht van 18 op 19 augustus 1941 |
Location | Village Hall, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF Snaith Oct 1942 - Apr 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Crest & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Multiple Inscribed Metal Plaques, Propeller Unit |
Memorial Text | In memory of the 687 airmen of 51 Sqn, 4 Gp, Bomber Command who lost their lives flying Halifax bombers Mks 2 and 3 at RAF Snaith between October 1942 and April 1945 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 51 Sqn |
Location | Grounds of Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF. In proud and undying memory of all ranks killed or missing 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8411 (P361495/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-08-1941 |
End Date | 19-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Cologne |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter which killed Evetts and crashed 9km NE of Hasselt |