Jordan, Leslie Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Leslie Frederick |
Surname | Jordan |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Date of Death | 10-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick B. and Jane Elizabeth Jordan, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L9245 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hook of Holland General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row G. Grave 6. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE "THY WILL BE DONE" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 192 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 624246 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AC/BEF |
Squadron | 57 |
Squadron Motto | Corpus non animum muto (I change my body, not my spirit) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-05-1940 |
End Date | 10-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Meharicourt |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Reconnaissance over Holland |
Reason for Loss | Shot down near Echteld |