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BIESIOT, Leslie Hendrik
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 427370 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | RAF Conversion Units |
| Born: | Albany Western Australia , 28 November 1913 |
| Home Town: | Mount Lawley, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Engine failure on takeoff, Horse Heath s.e. Cambridge United Kingdom, 30 September 1944, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cambridge City Cemetery, United Kingdom Grave # 15549 Local Roll of Honour- Perth Western Australia , Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bunbury War Memorial, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 427370 | |
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| 6 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 427370, No. 5 Initial Training School Pearce | |
| 5 May 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 427370, Operational Training Units (RAF), Empire Air Training Scheme, 26 Operational Training Unit (RAF) | |
| 28 Jul 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, RAF Conversion Units | |
| 3 Sep 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 427370, RAF Conversion Units , Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Killed Engine Failure on Take Off (EFATO) at 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Graham Padget
Leslie Hendrik Biesiot was the son of Hendrik and Hilda Maud Biesiot; husband of Lorna Josephine Biesiot, of South Fremantle, Western Australia.
Pilot Officer Leslie Hendrik Biesiot's Stirling Bomber LK501 on take off from RAF Wratting Common Cambridge a fire broke out in the port outer engine, spreading quickly to the fuselage. The Short Stirling bomber crashed at Horse Heath, Cambridgeshire.
(compiled from various WW2 sites)
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