Thorpe, Leslie John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leslie John |
Surname | Thorpe |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph Selby Thorpe and Sarah Ann Louisa Thorpe, of Werrington. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3564 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Werrington (St. John The Baptist) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 254 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1389321 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 30 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-09-1943 |
End Date | 03-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Hixon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Following the failure of the port engine, the pilot attempted a forced landing but crashed into a cliff one mile west of Jurby airfield, Isle of Man. |