Australian Deaths in the RAAF/RAF. How did they occur? - Uganda The reason for these threads is to have the official cause of death for these flyers if known, the number of the aircraft and to supply all detail and crew listings if available. DALTON, LESLIE CHARLES Sergeant 401303 70 O T U RAF 6/07/1942 25 Royal Australian Air Force Australian European Plot. Grave 16. TORORO CEMETERY WILSON, ROBERT WILLIAM Sergeant 405371 70 O T U RAF 6/07/1942 23 Royal Australian Air Force Australian European Plot. Grave 18. TORORO CEMETERY
DALTON, LESLIE CHARLES / Sergeant / 401303 / 70 O T U RAF / 6/07/1942 / 25 European Plot. Grave 16. TORORO CEMETERY WILSON, ROBERT WILLIAM / Sergeant / 405371 / 70 O T U RAF / 6/07/1942 / 23 European Plot. Grave 18. TORORO CEMETERY Aircraft - Blenhiem 4 Z 7844 (4 27844); Place – (13 miles) East of Soroco, Middle East; Date - 6 July 1942 - PILOT - MALLOWS L J – (Sergeant); Service Number – 1377970 (RAF) (DALTON – OBS / WILSON - AG) 0700 - “One engine of the aircraft failed and the pilot flew into a cloud on one engine and lost control, after which the aircraft spun into the ground from a low altitude.”
These are the details of the Pilot and a photo of the Tororo Cemetery. In Memory of Sergeant LESLIE JAMES MALLOWS 1377970, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died age 20 on 06 July 1942 Son of Frederick James Mallows and Bernice Louise Mallows, of Hayes, Kent. Remembered with honour TORORO CEMETERY View attachment 3508
