Leslie, Percy Gartshore
Killed in Action 1942-07-26
Birth Date: 1918-May-03
Born: Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada
Son of William Strachan Leslie and Maggie Leslie (nee Wilson) of Montreal, Province of Quebec
Home: Montreal, Quebec
Enlistment: Montreal, Quebec
Enlistment Date: 1940-10-30
Service
RCAF
Unit
114 (I) Sqn- Squadron
Base
RAF West Raynham
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Flight Sergeant
Service Numbers
R/77298
Home
Montreal, Quebec
Target
Leeuwarden Netherlands
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
International Bomber Command Centre
www.findagrave.comBlenheim Mk. lV V6264
Ferry Flight Leeuwarden Netherlands 1942-July-25 to 1942-July-26
114 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF West Raynham
Intruder
114 Hong Kong Squadron (With Speed I Strike) RAF West Raynham. Blenheim IV aircraft V 6264 RT-X missing from an Intruder mission to Leewarden airfield Holland, lost without a trace
FS RA Smith (RCAF), FS PG Leslie (RCAF) and Warrant Officer Class 1 EE Warnick (RCAF) were all missing, presumed killed in action
The missing have no known grave and are all commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
Addendum: 114 Hong Kong Squadron not Hong Cong Squadron. Correction provided by AE Barnard, Burlington, Ont
Blenheim IV V6264 [Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database]...
Blenheim V6264
Bristol Blenheim
Bristol 142M Blenheim Mk.V, RAF (Serial No. DJ702).
The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol) which was used extensively in the first two years and in some cases throughout the Second World War. The aircraft was developed as Type 142, a civil airliner, in response to a challenge from Lord Rothermere to produce the fastest commercial aircraft in Europe. The Type 142 first flew in April 1935, and the Air Ministry, impressed by its performance, ordered a modified design as the Type 142M for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a bomber. Deliveries of the newly named Blenheim to RAF squadrons commenced on 10 March 1937. Wikipedia
Bristol Blenheim Bomber
Bristol Blenheim Blenheim V6264 Mk. lV - Ferry Flight Leeuwarden Netherlands - 1942-07-25 to 1942-07-26
6 Group Unavailable
114 Hong Kong Squadron (With Speed I Strike) RAF West Raynham. Blenheim IV aircraft V 6264 RT-X missing from an Intruder mission to Leewarden airfield Holland, lost without a trace
FS RA Smith (RCAF), FS PG Leslie (RCAF) and Warrant Officer Class 1 EE Warnick (RCAF) were all missing, presumed killed in action
The missing have no known grave and are all commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
Addendum: 114 Hong Kong Squadron not Hong Cong Squadron. Correction provided by AE Barnard, Burlington, Ont
Blenheim IV V6264 [Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database]...