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Charles Lesesne

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Charles Lesesne

March 31, 1945

Military Service


Service Number:

C/3879

Age:

34

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

425 Sqdn.

Additional Information


Born:

March 4, 1911
Sumter, South Carolina

Son of Claude P. and Elizabeth Daniel Lesesne, of Sumter, South Carolina, United States.

He graduated from The Citadel (The Military College of South Carolina) in 1933.

Commemorated on Page 534 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

6A. D. 13.

Location:

Ohlsdorf is a village on the river Alster, about 9 km north east of the city of Hamburg on the eastern side of the city airport. Approaching from Hannover or Kiel leave the Autoroute A7 at the junction with the 432 following signposts for the Airport (Flughaven). After 2 km turn right onto Swebenweg which later merges with Krohnstieg and passes under the airport runway. After 4 km turn right onto 433 Chaussee. After 2 km turn left onto Erdkampsweg following signs for Barmbek. Continue along this road for 1.7 Km then turn right immediately before a prominent railway bridge, onto a road calledI M Grunen Grund. After a further 600 metres turn left into Alsterdorfer, the HAMBURG CEMETERY is located in this street at the junction with Fuhlsbuttlerstrasse. The Commission plot is signposted in the HAMBURG CEMETERY and is located 300 metres from the Chapel. Visitors should note that this cemetery is restricted to normal opening hours.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Charles Lesesne is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Charles Lesesne is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Id Card– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of CHARLES LESESNE– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of CHARLES LESESNE– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of CHARLES LESESNE– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram March 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram March 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Photo courtesy of the Nanton Lancaster Society Air Museum
Photo submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
  • Aircraft– Charles flew 19 missions in this aircraft.   
 Photo courtesy of the Nanton Lancaster Society Air Museum
Photo submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
  • Photo of Charles Lesesne– Tholthorpe, Yorkshire

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