Thompson, Leslie Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Leslie Edward |
Surname | Thompson |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Lord Thompson and A. Margaret Thompson. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD327 |
Markings | AL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | East Dean St. Simon and St. Jude) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 253 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 116203 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 429 (Bison) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1852/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1852/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-10-1943 |
End Date | 05-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Night (30% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt. 409 aircraft including three B-17s. 11 losses, including one B-17 (2.5%). This was the last raid where American aircraft were involved. Clear weather led to good marking and extensive destruction to the eastern half of the city and the inland docks. Tragically, an orphanage housed in a former Jewish hospital suffered a direct hit resulting in the death of 90 children, 14 nuns and some other members of staff |
Reason for Loss | Badly shot about by a night-fighter, destroying the outer starboard engine and damaging fuel tanks. Ran low on fuel and partially abandoned. Crashed SE of Crowborough, Sussex |