LEICESTER, Bernard William
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Known as:
Jumbo
Rank:
Brigadier
Unit / Base:
Special Service (Commando) Group, Brigade, and Brigade Signals
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Honours & Awards:
Brigadier Bernard William 'Jumbo' Leicester commanded 4 Special Service Brigade. He was awarded the DSO for gallant and distinguished service during the landing of Allied Forces in Normandy and during the advance to the River Seine [1].
- Awarded a Bar to the D.S.O. for gallantry, leadership and undaunted devotion to duty during the assault on the Island of Walcheren [2].
Sources
[1][2] National Archives file WO 373/47/35.
[1][2] London Gazette 36947, page 997.
[Image] Haste to the Battle author Maj. Gen. J.L. Moulton.
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