Ross, Leslie Jack Willis
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Leslie Jack Willis |
Surname | Ross |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard Rose Ross and Elizabeth Hazel Ross, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ893 |
Markings | KO-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Choloy War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 3. E. 8-13. |
Epitaph | IN THEE DO I PUT MY TRUST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 235 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/95429 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Willis Ross Lake, Manitoba; Between Molson Lake and Stevenson Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-09-1942 |
End Date | 02-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Saarbrucken. Aircraft despatched- 4 losses (1.7%). PFF marked the town of Saarlouis by mistake leading to heavy damage in this small, unindustrialised town. No bombs fell in Saarbrucken whatsoever. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Ofw. Alfred Rahner at 02:58 at an altitude of 11500'. Crashed 2.5km south of Flize, near Southeres, France |