Carr Leslie Pte 14553941

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Pte L Carr's CWGC headstone.
Pte L Carr's CWGC headstone.

Name Carr Leslie
Army number 14553941
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born Sunderland 1923/24.
Age 20
Unit General Service Corps - no enlistment date. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry, posted 10th Bn DLI. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 19/8/1944 with 10th Battalion Durham Light Infantry.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Date not yet confirmed.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 19-Aug-44
Home address Resident of Sunderland. Son of William and Margaret Carr, Sunderland. Buried Grave XV. E. 12. Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.
Source table 10DLI