| Admitted to: Stourbridge Hospital. RAF Hospital Cosford (26/08/44). |
Date of Injury: 26/08/1944 |
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| D.O.B/Age when admitted: 20 |
Cause of Incident: Crashed in a Wellington on night flight. |
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| Transferred to QVH: 19/01/1945 |
Injuries: Burns to face and hands. |
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| No. of Operations at East Grinstead: 8 |
IDENTITY CARD
This is to certify that the patient mentioned below and whose description is stated hereon is the authorised holder of this Identity card.
| Forename: Leslie Percival H. |
Surname: Cole |
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| Service No: 51106 |
Nationality: British |
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| Awards/Honours: --- |
Patient Unit: RAF Nuneaton |
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| Profession: Pilot |
Patient Rank: Flt Lt |
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| Death: 16/05/1990 |
Age at Death: 75yrs |
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Notes:
Cole joined the RAF prior to the outbreak of war as an engineer. After several years, he remustered as an air gunner, then again as a pilot. He left the RAF in 1947.
Glossary:
We've been looking through our collections, and discovered this 1972 photograph from the East Grinstead Observer, o…