Toth, Leslie Wilfred
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Leslie Wilfred |
Surname | Toth |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Steve and Rose Toth. Husband of Adeline V. Toth, of Kipling, Saskatchewan. Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB785 |
Markings | VR-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Row C. Grave 12. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 255 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/213609 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Toth Lake, Manitoba; 1km north of Cederlund Lake, within Sand Lakes Park Reserve |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | St. Edmunds Church, Sedgefield, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Lancaster KB785 of 419 Sqn RCAF who were killed on 24th November 1944 |
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
This crew were close to being screened from operations |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-11-1944 |
End Date | 24-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Caught fire over Bradbury bombing ranges and crashed. |