Waite, William Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Leslie |
Surname | Waite |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Hewison Waite and Dorothy May Waite, of Nottingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V6259 |
Markings | WV-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery, St. Omer |
Grave Reference | Plot 9. Row B. Grave 19. |
Epitaph | "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS" HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 258 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 755534 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 18 (Burma) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Blickling, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Wooden Case containing RAF Oulton Roll of Honour & former 18 (B) Sqn Standard |
Memorial Text | In memory of R.A.F. Oulton 1940 - 1945 |
Location | Junction of Aylsham Rd & New Rd, Oulton Street, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick piller and Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of the R.A.F. and U.S.A.A.F. based here 1940 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7149 (P359983/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-06-1941 |
End Date | 25-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Oulton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Circus 23- to bomb St. Omer airfield |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed in target area |