MATTHEWS, Leslie James
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
9 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Border Regiment
Service:
Army
Service Number:
3391673
Died :
Thursday, February 3, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
21
Cemetery/Memorial:
Private Leslie Matthews from Blackpool was reported missing presumed killed in action during operations at Monte Ornito and Monte Faito, Italy. He has no known grave. His name is on a marble roll of honour on Monte Ornito. A former pupil of Baines Grammar School, Poulton, he worked for the Ministry of Health before joining the Army in 1940.
Sources
CWGC.
Army Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/94.
Newspaper article in the No.9 Commando Gallery.
[Image] Ian Lancaster (family).
Primary Roll of Honour:
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
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