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Cushing, Leslie Gordon

Service number:
1867395
Nationality:
British

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Corporal
Unit:
17 Field Company Royal Engineers, British Army
Awarded on:
December 21st, 1944
Military Medal (MM)

War Diary mentions

24 October 1944 WO 171/2352 - 17 Field Park Company
Notification received of the C-in-Cs approval of the award of the M.C. to Lt. Crush and M.Ms to Cpl. Cushing (8 Pl) and Cpl. Melhuish (late of 2 Pl). Weather fine. Coy on same jobs as on previous day. Laying of corduroy road on worst parts of Dog route started. Parties retrieved bodies of officers and men of Norfolks and KSLI which had been lying in minefield. RO.II attended demonstration of amphibians. Weather fine.

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