Hawley, Leslie Richard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leslie Richard |
Surname | Hawley |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-03-1941 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | L7858 |
Markings | OJ-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 12. B. 9. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 179 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 742914 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1001/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1001/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-03-1941 |
End Date | 15-03-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | Gelsenkirchen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Venlo, Holland |