Cpt. Leonard Arthur Pocock
Army Service No. 200309
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Pre-war
Occupation:
Post Office Clerk And Telegraphist, Bedford.
Enlisted:
09 May 1940 age 23.
Training:
163rd OCTU Pwllheli, Wales - 02 August 1941.
No.16 ITC Slade Camp, Cowley, Oxford - 1941 - 1942.
Leiston, Suffolk - 1942.
Regiments/Units:
7th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment
09 May 1940 - 01 August 1941
2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment
07 May 1942
'B' Company, 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment
March 1945
Commanders:
Lt-Col. S.H. Atkins
Colonel Lionel John Lindsay Hill 77668.
Specialist Duty:
B Company 2nd In Command
Wounded-In-Action:
Gunshot Wound Left Thigh
Mandalay - 14 March 1945.
Embarked:
Embarked For U.K. S.O.S. Invalid - 11 October 1945.
Promotions:
Cadet to 2nd Lieutenant - 02 August 1941.
Honorary Lieutenant - 18 October 1946.
Lieutenant - 12 August 1955.
Captain - 06 October 1955
Cpt. Leonard Arthur Pocock, like so many who serve their country never completely recovered from the terrible wound he received at Mandalay in his attempt to return and support his company in their front line action after being discharged from hospital.
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