Leslie Gordon Knight (DSO) - One of the Aussie Dambusters

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  1. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    Hi all,

    I was certain somebody supplied me with a photo of Knights Headstone at some stage however I do not have it!

    Can anyone assist?

    KNIGHT, LESLIE GORDON (DSO) Flight Lieutenant 401449 617sq 16/09/1943 22 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Grave 765. DEN HAM GENERAL CEMETERY Netherlands Overijssel

    Leslie Gordon Knight Photo.jpg

    Pilot Officer Leslie Gordon Knight DSO, of Camberwell, Vic, at RAAF Overseas Headquarters. He was awarded the DSO for the part he played in the raid on German dams on 16 May 1943. Flight Lieutenant Knight was killed during a flying battle over Holland on 16 September 1943.

    Australian Dambusters Photo.jpg

    London, England. c.1943-06. Group portrait of some of the Australians who took part in the RAF raid on the Ruhr dams standing outside Buckingham Palace after an investiture. Left to right: Pilot Officer Leslie Gordon Knight DSO; Pilot Officer C. L. Howard DFC; Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) H. B. Martin DSO DFC; Flt Lt J. F. Leggo DFC and bar; Flight Sergeant T. D. Simpson DFM; Pilot Officer F. M. Spafford DFC DFM; Flt Lt D. J. Shannon DSO DFC; Flt Lt R. C. Hay DFC and bar. Flt Lt Leslie Gordon Knight was killed during a flying battle over Holland on 16 September 1943.

    Cheers

    Geoff
     

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