Alexander Leslie Fusilier 4274062
Personnel Entry
Name Alexander Leslie
Army number 4274062
Rank Fusilier
Decorations None known.
Date of birth 1919, Glendale, Northumberland. Mother's maiden surname Scott.
Age 22 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted 9th Battalion. Served B.E.F.? Served Malaya. Killed in Action at Singapore 13/2/1942.
Company/Battery Z Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not yet known.
Joined Brigade
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War No - killed in action before the force was surrendered.
Died/Killed in action 13/2/1942. No details of initial interment - remains apparently not recovered. Commemorated on Column 46 of the Singapore Memorial.
Home address Son of Jeremiah Grey Alexander and Mary Ann Alexander of Chatton, Alnwick, Northumberland.
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