Back to search results

Flight Sergeant LESLIE JOHN BENCE

Service Number: 1159989
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

220 Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 08 March 1945

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

LAJES WAR CEMETERY

Row C. Grave 4.

Azores

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Frederick Leonard and Rose Ellen Bence, of Portishead, Somerset.
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN

Introducing For Evermore: Stories of the Fallen - the exciting new way to read and share stories of the Commonwealth's war dead. Got a story to share? Upload it and preserve their memory for generations to come.

Share and read stories
Download certificate

From the CWGC Archives

Grave Registration (2)

Grave Registration Documents - Registers
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Grave Registration Documents - Graves Registration Reports (Finals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Headstone (1)

Headstone Documents - Headstone Schedules (Originals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Buried or commemorated at

LAJES WAR CEMETERY
Azores
Number of casualties: 49
View cemetery details