Walker, Leslie Edward Bowler
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leslie Edward Bowler |
Surname | Walker |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Bowler Walker, and of Beatrice Annie Florence Walker, of Boar's Hill, Berkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK552 |
Markings | -F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Abingdon New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. I.F. Grave 26. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF DEAR LESLIE. SLEEP ON, BELOVED. "TILL WE MEET AGAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 258 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1852244 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 29 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
The board of inquiry concluded that a single engine failure was the most likely cause |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-09-1944 |
End Date | 08-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bruntingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss |