Joyce, Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Leslie |
Surname | Joyce |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Edward and Elizabeth Joyce. Husband of Ivy Joyce, of South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EF123 |
Markings | GI-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14144. |
Epitaph | A CHERISHED MEMORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 192 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 420816 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 622 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2139/5 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2137/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-11-1943 |
End Date | 20-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (50% moon) |
Operation | Leverkusen. 266 aircraft, 5 losses (1.9%), probably due to bad weather around German airfields. Equipment failure on Oboe Mosquitoes prevented proper target marking and the other PFF aircraft had difficulty in making good due to the poor weather. At least six towns in the vicinity recorded bombs but only one fell on Leverkusen. |
Reason for Loss | Diverted to Bradwell Bay on return and subsequently rescinded. Set course for Mildenhall but crashed in poor visibility SE of Ely, Cambridgeshire |