Lees, Archibald Macpherson
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Archibald Macpherson |
Surname | Lees |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Cunningham Lees and Eleanor Mary Lees, of Port William, Wigtownshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EF498 |
Markings | TV-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ayr Cemetery, Ayrshire |
Grave Reference | Wall Sec. 1884 Div. Grave 58. |
Epitaph | ALSO HIS SISTER NORA DIED 12TH SEPT. 1938 AGE 18 "ENTER THOU INTO THE JOY OF THY LORD" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 62 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 174542 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1660 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-04-1944 |
End Date | 22-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Collided with another Stirling (EH926) in circuit |