Identity
Person No.
20638
Service No.
572880V
Last Name
First Name
Leslie Amyas
Initials
L A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 6 crew (1 RAF)), shot down while en route to attack the Prahova Oil Refinery at Bucharest, Romania, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW199
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Warrant Officer Class I
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Bertel St. J. Preston and Nora Preston, of Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa. Commemoration stone in Benoni (Rynsoord) Cemetery
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "31 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
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