Basic Details Surname Dawson Forenames L Gender Male Information stated on memorial Alternative forename Leslie War Second World War (1939-1945) Served or died Died Notes Hornshaw and Fowler are the source of forename, service and death details. He worked in the Halifax Town Clerk's Department and was a Territorial before being called up in August 1939. He took part in D-Day. Primary Service Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) British Army Unit (Primary - Our reference) The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Lieutenant Death and Burial details Country of death Germany Country of burial Germany Town of burial Reichswald Cemetery War Cemetery Year of death 1945 Month of death March Day of death 1 Age at death 27 Manner of death reference Killed in Action