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Leslie Warwick Jones

In memory of:

Flying Officer Leslie Warwick Jones

May 7, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

J/10289

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

412 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Born:

December 16, 1917
Montreal, Quebec

Enlistment:

April 28, 1941
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Leslie B. Jones and Muriel B. Jones, of Montreal, Quebec.

Commemorated on Page 175 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BREST (KERFAUTRAS) CEMETERY
Finistere, France

Grave Reference:

Plot 46. Row 7. Grave 14.

Location:

BREST (KERFAUTRAS) CEMETERY is in the town of Lambezellec which is 2 kilometres north-east of the centre of Brest. One entrance to the Cemetery stands on a small alley off the main road, and the other one stands on the left side of the Cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Crash site– My father, Hubert William Harding recovered the wreckage of Flying Officer Jones' aircraft during his work in RAF "recovery" in North West France during World War 2. He was told by villagers that officer Jones' Spitfire had been shot down and would have crashed into a local school had he not deliberately crashed into nearby cliff face. They gave these photos and information to be passed on to his family so the truth of his heroic act could be recognized.

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    Crash site
    Crash site – My father, Hubert William Harding recovered the wreckage of Flying Officer Jones' aircraft during his work in RAF "recovery" in North West France during World War 2. He was told by villagers that officer Jones' Spitfire had been shot down and would have crashed into a local school had he not deliberately crashed into nearby cliff face. They gave these photos and information to be passed on to his family so the truth of his heroic act could be recognized.
  • Photo of Hubert William Harding– My father/grandfather, Hubert William Harding who worked as part of a "recovery crew" for the RAF in North West France. He recovered the wreckage of Flying Officer Jones' Spitfire and was given these photos and told his heroic tale so it could be passed on to his family and any surviving relatives.

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    Photo of Hubert William Harding
    Photo of Hubert William Harding – My father/grandfather, Hubert William Harding who worked as part of a "recovery crew" for the RAF in North West France. He recovered the wreckage of Flying Officer Jones' Spitfire and was given these photos and told his heroic tale so it could be passed on to his family and any surviving relatives.

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