DAMBUSTERS Rolton, Leslie George

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Rolton ​

• FORENAME

Leslie George ​

• UNIT

617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. ​

• RANK

Flying Officer ​

• NUMBER

171066 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

31st July 1944 ​

• AGE

22 ​

• GRAVESITE

Clichy Northern Cemetery,France Plot 16 Row 11 Grave 4 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

son of Olander and Elizabeth Rolton,Romford,Essex​

61 Squadron​

Pilot Officer​

award DFC (2.6.1944)​

617 Squadron​

air bomber​

Lancaster ME557​

Rilly-la-Montagne,France (railway tunnel)​

hit by bombs from above and crashed 1,000 metres east of Germaine,Marne,France ​

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