Morgan, Leslie Gilbert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Leslie Gilbert |
Surname | Morgan |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Charles and Ellen Morgan, of Enfield, Middlesex. Husband of Olive Pauline Morgan, of Enfield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NR195 |
Markings | NP-I |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. D. 15. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER. MUM, DAD & FAMILY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 214 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 338722 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1050/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1050/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-01-1945 |
End Date | 07-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (46% moon) |
Operation | Hanau. 482 aircraft, 6 losses. Hanau contained an important junction in the German railway system. Many bombs hit the area directly around the target but also many were scattered across the town. The local report states that about 40% of the town was destroyed with 90 deaths. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Grossauheim, SSE of Hanau |