Laing, Leslie Norman
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Leslie Norman |
Surname | Laing |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 15-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Stephen and Louisa Laing, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | NE119 |
Markings | LQ-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. G. 13. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE. REMEMBERED BY HIS FAMILY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 195 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/26053 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Laing Island, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Miscellaneous Information
Baled out but his parachute became entangled in a tree, forcing him to release the straps and fall 30' to his death |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1790/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1790/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-03-1945 |
End Date | 16-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Misburg- to mark the Deurag oil refinery (on the outskirts of Hannover). 265 aircraft, 4 lost. Good visibility. Most of the bombs fell south of the target |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Bad Grund |