Leseur, Marcel
Personal Information
Rank | Agent |
Forename(s) | Marcel |
Surname | Leseur |
Gender | M |
Age | 38 |
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Date of Death | 08-07-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Westland Lysander IIIA |
Serial Number | V9490 |
Markings | MA-H |
Memorial Information
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Burial/Memorial Place | |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 198 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | - |
Service | Special Operations Executive |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Agent |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scrolls |
Memorial Text | In memory of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford February 1942 - June 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Peter, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaques & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force, and SOE agents killed during WW2 |
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-07-1944 |
End Date | 08-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | Special Intelligence Service- Operation Palais, for France |
Reason for Loss | Shot down off the Normandy beachhead by American flak. The pilot, Capt P Hysing-Dahl DFC (Norway) and a surviving agent Baudry, were rescued by an American launch. |