GIBBENS, Leslie Samuel
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Rank:
Fusilier
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Prior Police Service:
Metropolitan Police (War Reserve)
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Fusiliers
Service:
Army
Service Number:
6482301
Service Record:
WO421/89395
Born:
Tuesday, July 30, 1912
Leslie Samuel Gibbens was a Metropolitan Police War Reserve Constable in 1939 and resided at Fulham, London. After volunteering for the Commandos in 1942 he was posted to the 1st Police Intake at the Commando Depot (Commando Basic Training Centre), Achnacarry. After his training he served in No.3 Commando for a few months before transferring to the Corps of Military Police.
Commando timeline 1942/43
Commando timeline 1942/43
23.07.1942 enlisted Acton, London. Posted and taken on strength Commando Depot.
24.09.1942 posted No.3 Commando.
12.01.1943 posted from No.3 Commando to No.4 Infantry Depot, Folkestone.
15.03.1943 posted 17th Bn., Royal Fusiliers.
21.04.1943 transferred to the Corps of Military Police.
Sources
Service Record / National Archives / Ancestry.
The 1939 Register covering Fulham.
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