In Memory Of
FELTON, LESLIE JAMES
Service Details
Age:
20
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
207191
Rank:
Flight Sergeant
Unit:
21 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1942-12-15
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Martin Baltimore AH-151, was hit three times by flak over the target area, these hits killed the top gunner and injured the observer. AH-151 landed at Belandah where the body of F/Sgt. Felton was removed from the aircraft by medical personnel of the USAAF and reputedly handed over to 239 RAF Wing for burial. His grave is unknown, so he is commerated on the Alamein Memorial. He had been hit by flak shrapnel in the upper body.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Column 268.
Cemetery:
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Henry John and Dorothy Mary Felton, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. Born Johannesburg. A store clerk. His brother also died on service. ***Buried at Belandah USAAF Cemetery
