Oxley, Leslie Edward Caleb
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leslie Edward Caleb |
Surname | Oxley |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Bessie Oxley, of Ditton Priors, Shropshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Douglas Boston III |
Serial Number | AL746 |
Markings | MQ-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 13. A. 1. |
Epitaph | WE DO NOT FORGET YOU, DEAR, WE LOVED YOU TOO DEARLY AND WILL TO THE END |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 221 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 650947 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 226 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1406/52 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1406/51 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-07-1942 |
End Date | 27-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Swanton Morley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Intruder duties over Jever |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on eastern edge of Wangerooge |