Louis “Luis, Louis” Leach
Corporal · #2696900 · G1 Patrol · MID
| Rank | Corporal |
|---|---|
| Service number | #2696900 |
| Patrol | G1 Patrol |
| Regiment | Scots Guards |
| Known as | “Luis, Louis” |
| Honours | MID |
What this roll records
*** THE SERVICE NUMBER ON THIS CARD BELONGS TO ANOTHER MAN, OR THE FORENAME IS WRONG. *** London Gazette, 9 January 1945, Supplement 36886, page 325, under the regimental heading “S. G'ds.”: “2696900 Sergt. F. A. Leach.” The Gazette gives 2696900 to an F. A. Leach of the Scots Guards. This roll’s other Leach, Fred W., carries Rhodesian numbers which the London Gazette does not index and is a separate man, so the question is confined to this card: either the forename Louis or the number is wrong. Given that four other Scots Guardsmen have been identified on this roll, a Scots Guards Leach in the L.R.D.G. is entirely plausible, which makes the forename the likelier error. Source: The London Gazette.
March 1942 roll (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy)
Barce Raid, Sept 1942 (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy): W/t operator? — Jopling party found S2
Honours added from LRDG Honours & Awards list (Middle East 1940–43): MID. Source: W.B. Kennedy-Shaw, “Long Range Desert Group” (original honours & awards list, comp. D. Buxton).
Barce Raid, Sept 1942 — G1 patrol: navigator, Wireless truck (Brendan O'Carroll).
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- Missing info added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll.
- AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
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