1921 - 1940 (~ 18 years)| Name | Leslie Herbert Stride | |
| Title | Sergeant Wireless Op./Air Gunner | |
| Born | Jul 1921 | Walsall, Staffordshire, England  |
| Gender | Male | |
| Award | 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45. Mentioned in Despatches | |
| Military Service | Between 1939 and 14 Jul 1940 | RAF Detling, Detling, Kent, England |
| Sergeant Wireless Op./Air Gunner 546871, RAF Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV N3551/PZ-E of 53 Squadron, from Detling bombed a gasoline storage near Gent, crashed after flak hit at Waarschoot near Eeklo, Belgium. Crew of three, Flying Officer A D Panton DFC and Sergeant A E Farrow were taken prisoner, Sergeant Leslie Herbert Stride, 546871, wireless operator, air gunner, killed in action, mentioned in despatches. "The Other Few" by Larry Donnelly DFM Flying Officer A D Panton DFC (d. abt 1999) went on to become Air Commodore Panton CB OBE DFC and to command the RAF Police. Jock Manson 53 Squadron Association Historian | ||
| Died | 14 Jul 1940 | Lovendegem, Oost-Vlaanderen (East Flanders), Belgium |
| Age: 19 | ||
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Enid Stride's goodbye story 18 Sep 2014 |
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Crash site of RAF Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV N3551/PZ-E of 53 Squadron at Lovendegem, Oost-Vlaanderen (East Flanders), Belgium Photograph from German Army Record |
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Body of Sgt. Leslie Herbert Stride at Crash site of RAF Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV N3551/PZ-E of 53 Squadron, Lovendegem, Oost-Vlaanderen (East Flanders), Belgium Photograph from German Army Record |
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| Buried | Grave 232, Eeklo Communal Cemetery, Eeklo, Oost-Vlaanderen (East Flanders), Belgium |
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75th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony in Eeklo, on Sunday 12 Jul 2015 Compiled by Walter Cami (see his picture below) This is a 6.5Mb size file, please be patient as your browser may take some time to read this. |
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Sergeant Wireless Op./Air Gunner Leslie Herbert Stride |
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Sgt. Leslie Herbert Stride Grave 232. This headstone was replaced on the 75th anniversary 12 Jul 2015 to include his sibling Enid who was omitted on the original stone. |
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Sgt. Leslie Herbert Stride - new headstone Consecrated on 12 July 2015 |
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Reg Stride and Mary Walker at Leslie Stride headstone |
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| Person ID | I21561 | Red1st |
| Last Modified | 14 Sep 2017 | |
| Father | George Frederick Stride, b. 06 Dec 1888, 44 Pen-Y-Peel Street, Canton, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales , d. Jun 1950, Bristol, England (Age 61 years) | |
| Mother | Florence Elizabeth (Florrie) Griffiths, b. Mar 1891, Walsall, Staffordshire, England | |
| Married | 20 May 1918 | St. Andrew's Parish Church, Walsall, Staffordshire, England [2, 3] |
| Marriage Witnesses | Brother Richard Willoughby Griffiths and sister Elsie Griffiths. Service conducted by Ronald Wynn Griffith | |
| Documents | | George Frederick Stride and Florence Elizabeth (Florrie) Griffiths marriage cert. 1918 |
| Family ID | F5467 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos | | Leslie Herbert Stride |
| Walter Cami Honorary Member of the South Alberta Regiment Secretary of the Committee of Patriotic Associations – Eeklo, Belgium Secretary and co-founder of the Fund George E. Spittael, MSM |
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