Leslie Wyatt Ford

Auxiliary Fire Service 1938 -1941
Age
28

Rank / Role
Fireman

Brigade/Service
AFS - Newbury

Cause of death
Due to injuries caused by enemy action

Location died
Royal Portsmouth Hospital

Injured

Location Injured
HM Dockyard, Portsmouth

Current Fire Authority
Royal Berkshire

Further information

Killed by bomb explosion. Fireman Albert Miles and Fireman Charles Rawlings also killed. Other members of the Newbury crew also injured by the bomb fragments.

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