Flight Sergeant [Air Gunner]

Leslie Plimmer Russell

Battle of Britain Clasp

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Peter Duncan Russell, and of Vivien Clare Russell (nee Richardson), of Marton, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
40209
Name:
Leslie Plimmer Russell
Rank: 
Flight Sergeant
Additional Rank:
Air Gunner
Date of Birth:
18 August 1916
Place of Birth: 
Marton, Manawatu, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Peter Duncan Russell (father), Marton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Truck Driver
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 35 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
20 May 1942
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Embarkment Date:
23 March 1940
Vessel:
Akaroa
Destination:
United Kingdom

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
2. D. 17.
Cemetery Location: 
Germany
Leslie Plimmer Russell
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