Sommerville, Leslie John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Leslie John |
Surname | Sommerville |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert John and Mary Elizabeth Sommerville, of Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK438 |
Markings | JN-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Margate Cemetery, Kent |
Grave Reference | Sec. 50. Grave 16199. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE. ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO HIM, O LORD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 100 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 401860 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 150 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque and Rolls of Honour |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Personnel of 150 Squadron R.A.F. Snaith 1941-1942 Not for themselves alone |
Location | St. Laurence Priory Church, Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Wellington III Z165I JN-M of 150 Sqn. R.A.F. Snaith 13/14th 09/1942 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1010/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1010/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-11-1942 |
End Date | 21-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Kirmington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | Turin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed attempting an emergency landing at Manston on return. |