Leslie Albert Thomas
Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial
Regiment: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Private 4621155
Parents: Walter and Mabel Thomas
Marital status: Married
Home address: Home Address: Mangotsfield Lived: 8 Jubilee Road Kingswood
Pre-war occupation: Worked in the brewing industry
Date of birth: 28/12/1914
Date of death: 07/10/1944
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Faenza War Cemetery, Italy. Not commemorated on a local memorial
Age: 29
Further information:
Leslie was the son of a sugar refiner and the eldest of four children with two sisters and a brother. Leslie married Britannia Mustow in Autumn 1939.
Leslie's battalion (the 1st) fought in the Italian Campaign and Leslie was wounded in February 1944. He re-joined his battalion and during the Autumn of 1944 helped successfully to breach the Gothic line of German defence. Following on from this victory, the allied advance stalled as troops were withdrawn to assist with the Normandy Offensive that was being fought at the same time. Those left behind continued with “static fighting” until the Allied Advance could be renewed in April 1945. The war cemetery at Faenza where Leslie is buried, was formed for the burial of those who were killed during static fighting.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/