Thomas, Leslie Howard
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Leslie Howard |
Surname | Thomas |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 17-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Lewis Percy and Gladys Ethel Maude Thomas, of Kenton, Harrow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DK206 |
Markings | MA-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrow Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 37. Grave 5845. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 252 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 132176 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Navigator |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
The two agents were uninjured |
Mentioned in Despatches January 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 17-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Wheelwright 50, for France |
Reason for Loss | Returned early due to poor weather. Flew into trees while attempting to land at Woodbridge airfield, Suffolk |