Leslie Victor Shipp
Memorial: Tytherington - St James's Church
Regiment: Derbyshire Yeomanry Royal Armoured Corps
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Lance Corporal 7935291
Parents: Sophia Shipp
Marital status: Married
Home address: Edwards Farm, Tytherington, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Grocer Dairyman
Date of birth: 23/06/1910
Date of death: 12/08/1944
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried in Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery France and commemorated St James Church War Memorial Tytherington
Age: 34
Further information:
Leslie’s mother was just 19 and single when she had him. She worked as a servant at the Swan Inn Tytherington (1911) and he was cared for by his grandparents John and Hannah Shipp. In 1933 he was still living with them and in 1936 he married Frances Ivy Kingscott . Together Leslie and Frances opened a shop at Edwards Farm, with a milk round and a hackney carriage organisation. After Leslie was killed, the enterprise did not survive after about 1952.
The 2nd Derbyshires were the Reconnaissance Regiment for the 51st highland Division and fought with them in Normandy as part of operation Totalize. Leslie died near the village of Saint-Aignan-de-Cramesnil where he was initially buried.
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/
http://www.tytheringtonroots.co.uk/war_memorial.htm
http://www.tytheringtonroots.co.uk/Edwards_Farm.htm
http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/2nd-derbyshire-yeomanry-roll-of-honour.17421/