Magenis, Leslie Stewart
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Leslie Stewart |
Surname | Magenis |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-03-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ831 |
Markings | JN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. C. 34. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 203 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1269063 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 101 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Potaardestraat, Kersbeek-Miskom (Kortenaken), Vlaams-Brabant Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone, inscribed marble tablet & stencilled information board |
Memorial Text | Tijdens de nacht van 24/25 augustus 1942 vertrok de Wellington BJ 831 van op zijn thuisbasis RAF Snaith voor een bombardmentsmissie op Frankfurt werd het toestel neergehaald door een Duitse nachtjager |
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Bench & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of the airmen of R.A.F. 51 Sqn. (687) and 150 Sqn. (205) between 1941 - 1945 |
Location | St. Mary & St. Peter's Church, Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Standard & Roll of Honour in wooden bookcase |
Memorial Text | In memory of 101 Squadron 1943-45 based at RAF Ludford Magna |
Location | Village Centre, Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Brass plaque on adjacent bench |
Memorial Text | In memory of 101 Squadron 1943-45 based at RAF Ludford Magna |
Location | The White Hart PH, Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal on external wall of PH |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 101 Squadron 1943-45 |
Location | The National Aboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Monument |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to all those who served on 101 Squadron, and honours those who made the ultimate sacrifice. We will remember you. |
Miscellaneous Information
Died of dysentery while being force marched in 1945 |
On the strength of 150 Sqn, according to CWGC records |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/802/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/802/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-08-1942 |
End Date | 25-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Snaith |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt- 226 aircraft sustained 16 losses (7.1%). Crews had great difficulty in locating the target due to cloud cover, despite the raid being PFF led (the second time that PFF had done so). Most of the bombs fell in open countryside |
Reason for Loss | Ht by flak in the target area and then shot down by a night-fighter on return leg NNE of Tienen, Belgium |