RICHARDSON, Leon
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Rank:
Lance Corporal
Unit / Base:
44RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Number:
CH/X105684
Born:
Monday, May 30, 1921
Birthplace:
Yaxley, Northamptonshire
Died :
Tuesday, January 23, 1945
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
23
Cemetery/Memorial:
Lance Corporal Leon Richardson died during operations at Kangaw, Burma [1][1a]. Only son of Mrs. F.P. Allenson from Yaxley. He joined the Forces nearly 4 years ago and was 23 [2].
Sources
[1] CWGC
[1a] Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/136.
[1] CWGC
[1a] Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/136.
[2] Report on his death in the Peterborough Standard, 8 March 1945, p4.
[Image below] Peterborough Standard, 24 November 1944.
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