DAMBUSTERS Knight, Leslie Gordon (Les)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Knight ​

• FORENAME

Leslie Gordon (Les) ​

• UNIT

617 Squadron,R.A.A.F. ​

• RANK

Flight Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

401449 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

16th September 1943 ​

• AGE

22 ​

• GRAVESITE

Den Ham General Cemetery,Netherlands Grave 765 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 7.3.1921 Camberwell,Victoria,Australia​

son of William Henry Harold and Nellie Marsom Knight,Camberwell,Victoria,Australia​

student accountant in civilian life​

RAAF 3.2.1941 Melbourne,Victoria​

trainee 3.2.1941​

Sergeant 17.10.1941​

to England 17.11.1941​

50 Squadron 22.9.1942​

Pilot Officer 8.12.1942​

1654 CU March 1943​

617 Squadron March 1943​

Flying Officer 8.6.1943​

A/Flight Lt 1.8.1943​

awards DSO (Dams),Mention in Despatches (posthumous)​

pilot​

Lancaster JB144​

Op.Ladbergen (Dortmund-Ems Kanal)​

hit trees and crashed 0346 hours near Den Ham,Holland​

pilot was only fatality ​

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