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Leslie Elmer Bradbury
1920 - 1942 (21 years)-
Name Leslie Elmer Bradbury Birth 12 Oct 1920 Kingston, Surrey, England 
Gender Male Death 14 Jul 1942 Germany Burial Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Person ID I32869 OrwinMillar Last Modified 27 Jun 2018
Father Frederick William Bradbury, b. 19 Jun 1881, Chorlton, Lancashire, England d. 7 Jul 1954, Sussex, England (Age 73 years)Mother Lily Winifred Rouse, b. 29 Mar 1896, Kingston, Surrey, England d. 1972 (Age 75 years)Marriage 30 Jun 1919 Esher, Surrey, England [1, 2] Family ID F7906 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - A 158 RAF Squadron Handley Page Halifax B.Mk II aircraft and its crew of seven airmen, based at RAF East Moor in North Yorkshire, was on a night operation over Germany when it went down, killing all on board.
The seven airmen who perished that night were:-
RAF Pilot Officer Leslie Elmer BRADBURY,
RAAF Sergeant Russell Walter BRINDLEY,
RAF Sergeant Aubrey John FROMINGS,
RAF Sergeant Eric George KENDALL,
RAF Pilot Officer Reginald Alfred PETHERBRIDGE,
RAF Sergeant Peter ROY,
RCAF Flight Sergeant William James SMART and
RAF Sergeant William WALTON.
Military Service:-
Rank: Pilot Officer
Trade: Pilot
Service No: 122322
Date of Death: 14/07/1942
Age: 21
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 158 RAF Squadron [MOTTO: 'Strength In Unity.']
Son of Frederick William and Lily Winifred Bradbury of Pulborough, Sussex, England.
Gravesite Details Pilot Officer (Pilot), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Age: 21
- A 158 RAF Squadron Handley Page Halifax B.Mk II aircraft and its crew of seven airmen, based at RAF East Moor in North Yorkshire, was on a night operation over Germany when it went down, killing all on board.
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