Lucas, Leslie J
Name: Leslie John LUCAS
Born 22 June 1921
Birthplace: Kent, England
Age at arrival in Buchenwald: 22
Died 28 February 2018 in Spalding, Lincolnshire, age 95
Service: Royal Air Force
Service ID: 1873332
Service Rank: Flight Sergeant
Duties: Flight engineer
Air Group: 5 Group, 106 Squadron
Airbase: Metheringham, Lincolnshire UK
Aircraft: Lancaster bomber ME789
Date shot down: 8 July 1944
Fate of crew: 3 captured immediately, 4 evaded; 3 of them captured (Lucas, WALDERAM, and CRAWFORD).
Evasion summary:
Date captured: 2 August 1944
Capture summary: Left Mrs Perdereau on Aug 1st (Noyers). Crossed the Seine river, then went to a garage. Desoubrie came and took them in the outskirts of Paris, probably 2 square des Aliscamps (some were moved to a hotel). Arrested with CRAWFORD, FERNANDEZ, HUGHES, BRYDEN, EC HOFFMAN, NUTTALL, and PEIRSON22.
Boxcar Transport: 15-20 August 1944, in boxcar #1 or #2
Buchenwald ID: 78389
Notes on Buchenwald internment:
Transferred from Buchenwald to: Stalag Luft III, Belaria
Kriege ID: 8080
Notes on SLIII internment:
Subsequent transfer to: Stalag IIIA, Luckenwalde
Notes on internment:
Liberation: 22 April 1945 by units of the Red Army but held for negotiated release to the British on 20 May 1945.
Repatriation from ETO:
Discharged:
Veteran status:
Notes on Post-War period: