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Private

Ronald Slack

Service number 4986528
Military unit 2nd Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Address 2 Cardale Road, Pleasley.
Date of birth 10 Jul 1917
Date of death 24 Apr 1943 (25 years old)
Place of birth Pleasley Hill
Employment, education or hobbies

In 1939 Ronald was working has a bricklayer.

Family history

His parents wereLeonard and Mary Slack of 2 Cardale Road Radmanthwaite, Pleasley.
In 1921 the family lived at 6 Clarance Street, Pleasley.
In 1939 the family were living at 2 Cardale Raod. Ronald had 3 brothers, Leonard (1910), Leslie (1914) and Kenneth (1922). Leslie and Kenneth also worked in the building trade.

Military history

The Sherwood Foresters were based in Tunisia and took part in many of the operations and had numerous casulties, between 24th April to 28th April 1943 the Sherwood Foresters lost 40 men.

Extra information

Buried at Massicault War Cemetery, plot 11. N. 1.

Photographs

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