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Craftsman Leslie Williamson was the only brother of Laurie's serving in the war, the rest being too young to serve. Leslie was tragically killed on the 19th of March 1943 during the Tunisia Campaign, just under 2 months before the campaign ended on the 13th of May 1943. He was a member of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) with the rank of Craftsman, equivalent to Private. I do not know as much about Leslie as I do Laurie, but I hope to find more as I research my family's past.
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Name: Leslie Williamson
Nicknames: Les
Rank (end of service): Craftsman
Unit/Corps: Royal Artillery, Royal Mechanical and Electrical Engineers
Regiment(s): Unknown
Relation to me: Great great uncle
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Leslie's grave in Tunisia
Tunisian Campaign
After the British forces were forced to evacuate mainland Europe after the invasion of France at Dunkirk, they sent troops down into Africa to fight Germany and Italy. As a part of this campaign in North Africa, there was fighting in Tunisia from 1942 to 1943 against Rommel's Afrika Korps and other parts of the Wehrmacht and the Italian army. On the 19th of March 1943, the British Eighth Army launches Operation Pugilist, this is the same day that Leslie was killed. I am unsure of whether he was involved in this operation, but the dates lining up opens the possibility.
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