Hocking, Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Leslie |
Surname | Hocking |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney and Alice Hocking. husband of Olive Emily May Hocking, of St. George, Bristol. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VI |
Serial Number | HX960 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 211. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | SP |
Panel Number | 271 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 158421 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 21 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-01-1944 |
End Date | 21-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Gravesend |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | V1 site, Northern France |
Reason for Loss | Crashed off Bruneval after being hit by flak during an attack on a Noball (V-1) site. P/O HOCKING, LESLIE (158421) was also killed. |