Jones, Leslie Horace
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leslie Horace |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Elijah and Mary Jones. Husband of Nellie Gale Jones, of Woodlands, Doncaster. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W1272 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Adwick le Street Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. Q. Grave 179. |
Epitaph | EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 191 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 646858 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 CFlt |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-09-1942 |
End Date | 22-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Holme-on-Spalding-Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training. |
Reason for Loss | It is thought that the instructor was demonstrating a rudder stall. Crashed and burst into flames at Catterton, NE of Tadcaster, Yorkshire |