Richards, Leslie Reginald
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Leslie Reginald |
Surname | Richards |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Reginald Edgar and Violet Richards, of Sea Mills, Gloucestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EF188 |
Markings | OJ-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brest (Kerfautras) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 47. Row 2. Grave 16. |
Epitaph | REST IN PEACE. THEY ARE NOT DEAD WHOSE MEMORY STILL IS LIVING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 232 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1432021 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
This aircraft was on its 43rd sortie |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-06-1944 |
End Date | 24-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Methwold |
Day/Night Raid | Night (11% moon) |
Operation | Mining off Brest, France |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed in the vicinity of Plougonvelin, WSW of Brest |