RIDER, Leonard George
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Known as:
Lenny
Rank:
Marine
Unit / Base:
46RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Service Number:
CH/X 107771
Born:
Thursday, June 29, 1922
Birthplace:
Barking, Essex
Died :
Friday, March 23, 1945
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
22
Cemetery/Memorial:
Operations:
Marine Leonard Rider, a former dockyard worker from Barking, died in Germany during operations at the River Rhine crossing near Wesel. Leonard was originally buried in a joint grave with Marine Sam Durose at Xanten, Germany, before both being re-interred together 12 November 1946 at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/136.
The Story of 46 Commando Royal Marines by Capt Johnson RM.
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