
Leslie Alexander Churcher
Service number
1172507
Military unit
408 (RCAF) Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
Battersea, London, England.
Date of birth
19 May 1920
Date of death
10 Jan 1942 (21 years old)
Place of birth
Wandsworth, England.
Employment, education or hobbies
Engineer's Clerk.
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Family history
Son of Alexander and Lily Churcher; husband to Rosina Churcher of Wandsworth, London.
Military history
10/11 January 1942 Hampden AE286 408 Sqn. Take off 16.37 from RAF Balderton part of 124
aircraft raid to bomb Wilhelmshaven. Crews reported good bombing but ground reports stated light raid with little damage and 6 injuries. AE286 lost without trace. Three Wellington’s and two Hampton’s were lost.
F/Lt Thomas Priest
Sgt Doneld Henderson RCAF
Sgt Gordon Glanville
Sgt Leslie Churcher - All missing.
Extra information
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