Leslie Elmer Bradbury

1920 - 1942  (21 years)

• Name	Leslie Elmer Bradbury
  Born	12 Oct 1920	Kingston, Surrey, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1939  [1]
  	flour mill packer
  Residence	1939	12 London Road, Chanctonbury, Sussex, England   [1]
  _UID	50A6D6948AB64013B1CF2933500459FB7786
  Died	14 Jul 1942	Germany
  Buried	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
  Person ID	I32869	My Big Tree
  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)
  Married	30 Jun 1919	Esher, Surrey, England   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F7906	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S228] Electoral Roll (Reliability: 3). [S282] Marriage Index (Reliability: 3). [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 3).