| Surname: | Town |
| Initials: | L B |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Army Number: | 895907 |
| Notes: | CMP. He enlisted in to the Royal Artillery 30/6/43 transferred to CMP. Extracts from Army Record:- He was born 4/8/18 at Bromley, Kent, He enlisted 18/4/39, Residence 1 Bromley Gardens, Bromley, Kent, He married Ethel Lawrence 27/2/40 at Bromley, Kent, Occupation D Op. He enlisted 18/4/39 in the Royal Artillery, 30/6/43 to CMP, 27/7/43 to 201 Pro Coy, 28/6/44 to HQ SIB, 26/9/44 8 Mobile Rail Sect, SIB, 21/10/44 SIB, B area, 18/9/45 Eastern Command Depot, 17/10/45 London Dist Pro Coy, 10/5/46 London District Pro Coy., 10-/5/46 to class Z (T) reserve. He served Home 18/4/39 to 31/8/39, Embodied 1/9/39 to 24/9/39, BEF 25/9/39 to 30/5/40, Home 31/5/40 to 27/8/412, Iraq 28/8/41 TO 25/5/42, Middle East 26/4/42 to 17/1/43, Cyprus 18/1/43 to 3/6/45, Syria 14/6/43 to 17/9/45, Home 19/9/45. Wounded western desert, Egypt Ech/L/27303/13/9/42 Casualty List 899/7, Western Desert, Wounded, Royal Artillery, 895907, Town, Gnr., L Rm 57 Field Regt, Date not reported. 4/10/52 he completed 2 weeks reserve training with 345 Coy (V) at Chilwell, Notts. 10/10/48 He was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star with 8 army clasp, Defence Medal, War Medal. Address:- 1 Yester Road, Chislehurst, Kent. Leonard Bruno Town. |