LEA, Charles
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Worcestershire Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
5254340
Died :
Tuesday, October 5, 1943
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
26
Cemetery/Memorial:
Private Charles Lea died of wounds received during operations at Termoli, Italy. Son of Thomas and Maud B. Lea, of Wolverhampton. Private Lea had been wounded before during the raid at Vaagso, Norway, on 27 December 1941.
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[1a] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/68.
[2] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/36.
ROH in Commando-Memoirs of a Fighting Commando in WW2 by Brig Durnford-Slater.
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Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
Photo of grave in Gallery:
Yes
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