Identity
Person No.
7003
Service No.
207191
Last Name
First Name
Leslie James
Initials
L J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in Martin Baltimore, AH-151 was hit three times by flak over the target area, these hits killed the top gunner and injured the observer. AH-151 landed at Belandah where the body of F/Sgt. Felton was removed from the aircraft by medical personnel of the USAAF and reputedly handed over to 239 RAF Wing for burial. His grave is unknown, so he is commerated on the Alamein Memorial. He had been hit by flak shrapnel in the upper body
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Henry J. Felton, and of Dorothy Mary Felton, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. His brother also died on service. ***Buried at Belandah USAAF Cemetery
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project