Leslie Burton
Coal miner
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Son of Harry and Gertrude (Gerty) Burton of 75 Newton Street, Mansfield.
Siblings: George (1910), Evelyn (1914), Ethel (1916), Ernest (1918), Leonard (1921), Hilda (1923), Freddy (1924) and Derek (1924).
Married Edith Wortly at St Peter's Church, Mansfield on 16th September 1933. They had 5 children, Lilian (1934), Kenneth (1937) twins Brian & Doreen (1940) and Betty (1941).
Edith remarried in 1945 to Ivan Walker.
Battle of Kohima: Situated in North-East India, Kohima Ridge was attacked by the Japanese forces from 3/4-16/4/1944. From 18th April to 13th May British and Indian forces counter-attacked the Japanese positions forcing the Japanese to retreat. This battle and the action at Imphal stopped the Japanese advance into India and had weakened the Japanese forces to such an extent that the Allied forces were then able to push on into Burma.
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