Remembering Old Boys Fallen 1939–1945 War
Leslie Francis Clarke
Flying Officer, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
23rd. May 1923 – 15th March 1944
Photographs
Leslie Francis Clarke
1st XI Cricket 1939
1st XI Cricket 1939
Leslie Francis Clarke
Boxing Club 1938-39
Boxing Club 1938-39
Leslie Francis Clarke
1st XI Cricket 1939
1st XI Cricket 1939
Service Details
| Regiment | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Unit | 51 Sqdn. |
| Service Number | 134715 | Rank | Flying Officer |
| Cemetery | Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany, 4. F. 6. | ||
Birkenhead Institute
| Started B.I. | |
| Left B.I. | Summer 1940 |
| House | Westminster |
Notes
Victor Ludorum 1939. School Certificate (1939), Colours 1st. XV., Colours 1st. XI. Cricket, Captain of Boxing Club, Captain of Westminster House.
Shot down by flak approaching the target Stuttgart 15th March 1944.
Les flew 23 operational missions between 3rd July 1943 and 15th March 1944 inclusive, his pilot on that fatal night was S/L L H Eno DSO DFC, a Canadian, sadly he perished too, only the navigator and the second pilot (trainee) bailed out successfully.
Information provided by his cousin Alan Davies, September 2022.
External Records
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission Leslie Francis Clarke