Cushing, Leslie Gordon
- Service number:
- 1867395
- Nationality:
- British (1801-present, Kingdom)
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Military Medal (MM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Corporal
- Unit:
- 17 Field Company Royal Engineers, British Army
- Awarded on:
- December 21st, 1944
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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