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Lt. Leslie Gustave Read
Royal Navy HMS Manchester
from:Southend-on-Sea, Essex
My Grandfather Leslie Gustave Read was held as a POW in Laghouat, Tunisia after he fortunately survived the sinking of the ship on which he proudly served, HMS Manchester.
We have numerous photos if him and several of his friends whilst still at the camp.
Upon being liberated from the camp my grandfather served as Commanding Officer on HM LCT 644 and was mentioned in dispatches after his ship and his crew assisted in the rescue of survivers of HMCS Regina sunk by torpedo in the Plymouth area 08/08/1944.