Martin, Leslie Cyril
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Leslie Cyril |
Surname | Martin |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-05-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BF479 |
Markings | OJ-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave II. G. 6-9. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 205 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 124513 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Groneweg, Kasterlee, Antwerpen Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone & inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Dit gedenkteken werd opgericht ter nagedachtenis aan de acht omgekomen bemanningsleden van de Stirling BF479 - 13/14 Mei 1943 |
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-05-1943 |
End Date | 14-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (65% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 442 aircraft, 24 losses (5.4%). Decoy markers drew much of the bombing away from the target. Little information available from local sources about the extent of the damage. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Kasterlee, near Antwerp |