Sergeant Leonard Wollas
21 Jul 1909 - 1971
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Biography
Leonard left before stand down.
Postings
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottingham North Patrol | Patrol Leader | Unknown | 1943 |
National ID
JBGA 43/1
Occupation
Grocers manager
Address
196 Hallgate, Cottingham, East Ridings, Yorkshire
Other information
Leonard with sometimes be know to do a bit of poaching to help the family. He rode around the area on a motorbike. His daughter recalled a time when he was cleaning what he thought was an unloaded gun when it fired a bullet which was forever lodged in the skirting board of the family home.
After the war she remembers loose ammunition mixed up with bits and bobs all over the house.
He joined the Regular Army in 1943 and served with the Sudan Defence Force. He was demobed in 1946.
References
TNA ref WO199/3389
1939 Register
Daughter Mrs Susan Pace