Lampen, Leslie Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leslie Charles |
Surname | Lampen |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Albert John and Daisy Katherine Lampen, of Plymouth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ536 |
Markings | GB-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 15. F. 18. |
Epitaph | TOO DEARLY LOVED TO BE FORGOTTEN. DUTY NOBLY DONE. MAM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 196 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1311504 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-04-1943 |
End Date | 11-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Hengelo- engineering factory |
Reason for Loss | Shot down in a dogfight with six Fw190s. Crashed at Bentheim, Germany |