Marr Leslie Walter Private 6207668 - Revision history

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Marr Leslie Walter
|Army number=6207668
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Born 26/4/1920 in Chelsea, London. Mother's maiden surname Browning.
|Age=Aged 77 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Enlisted in the Middlesex Regiment 8/5/1939. Underwent Basic Training. Posted to the 2nd Battalion Kensington Regiment. Served Iceland. Served Normandy.
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
|Task or role=Driver/Operator.
|Joined Brigade=On 2nd Kensingtons being part of the Brigade Group.
|Promotions=Appointed Lance Corporal. Returned to Rank of Private at his own request. Promoted Corporal.
|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Death registered in April 1997 in Buckinghamshire at the age of 77.
|Home address=Father Henry Marr. Mother Alice May Browning. Married Pamela Jean Pope (who he had met when the Unit was stationed in Llantwit Major) in Paddington in 1947.
}}

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		+	WE are very grateful to Sue Ashton for family information and for the photos below:-
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		+	[[File:Skiing_in_Iceland.jpg\|800px\|thumb\|centre\|Ski-ing in Iceland.]]
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		+	[[File:Iceland_football_team.jpg\|600px\|thumb\|left\|2nd Kensingtons Football team - Iceland.]]
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		+	[[File:Football_team_2.jpg\|600px\|thumb\|right\|2nd Kensingtons Football Team - Europe?]]
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		+	[[File:Dinner_image.jpg\|600px\|thumb\|left\|Formal dinner - Europe?]]
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		+	[[File:Nijmegen_billet_family.jpg\|600px\|thumb\|right\|Family with whom Cpl Marr was billeted in Nijmegen.]]

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 |Died/Killed in action=Death registered in April 1997 in Buckinghamshire at the age of 77.
 |Home address=Father Henry Marr (1889 - 1964).  Mother Alice May Browning (1899 - 1961).  Married Pamela Jean Pope (1926 - 2023) (who he had met when the Unit was stationed in Llantwit Major) in Paddington in 1947.
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+|Image Name=83ee097b-1738-4a4d-ae79-405d74570313.png
-|Image Title=
+|Image Title=Private Leslie Walter Marr
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 |Died/Killed in action=Death registered in April 1997 in Buckinghamshire at the age of 77.
 |Home address=Father Henry Marr (1889 - 1964).  Mother Alice May Browning (1899 - 1961).  Married Pamela Jean Pope (1926 - 2023) (who he had met when the Unit was stationed in Llantwit Major) in Paddington in 1947.
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 |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
 |Date of birth=Born 26/4/1920  in Chelsea, London.  Mother's maiden surname Browning.
-|Age=Aged 77 at the time of his death.
+|Age=Aged 77 at the time of his death.  Some records suggest he was 76 - this is being checked.
 |Unit=Enlisted in the Middlesex Regiment 8/5/1939.  Underwent Basic Training.  Posted to the 2nd Battalion Kensington Regiment.  Served Iceland.  Served Normandy.
-|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
+|Company/Battery=G Company then D Company (4.2" mortar Coy).
-|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
+|Platoon or other sub-unit=Initially 4th Platoon.
 |Task or role=Driver/Operator.
 |Joined Brigade=On 2nd Kensingtons being part of the Brigade Group.
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 |Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
 |Died/Killed in action=Death registered in April 1997 in Buckinghamshire at the age of 77.
-|Home address=Father Henry Marr (1889 - 1964).  Mother Alice May Browning (1899 - 1961).  Married Pamela Jean Pope (1926 - 2023) (who he had met when the Unit was stationed in Llantwit Major) in Paddington in 1947.
+|Home address=Father Henry Marr (1889 - 1964).  Mother Alice May Browning (1899 - 1961).  Married Pamela Jean Pope (1926 - 2023) (who he had met when the Unit was stationed in Llantwit Major) in Paddington in 1947.  Other sources suggest the marriage took place on 1/3/1944 - this is again being checked.
 |Image Name=83ee097b-1738-4a4d-ae79-405d74570313.png
 |Image Title=Private Leslie Walter Marr
 }}