Leslie S Foxcroft

Leslie S Foxcroft volunteered for the airborne forces after previously serving with The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders..

Served in Sicily, Italy, Greece and Palestine

Created with information kindly supplied by Leslie Foxcroft.

1942
Army Air Corps (AAC) (Warrant Officer Class 1)

Operations

Event

Greece (Operation Manna)

One company of the 4th Para Battalion was dropped in high winds at Megara airfield 40 miles from Athens suffering numerous casualties.

Event

Italy

The Italians had capitulated while the force was still at sea. The sinking of HMS Abdiel by a mine in the harbour, however, resulted in the loss of 130 soldiers from 6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion including their Commanding Officer.

Event

Palestine

Arab intransigence over the surge of Jewish immigration that followed the Holocaust in Europe led to the forming of extreme dissident Zionist groups such as IZL (Irgun Zwai Leumi) and the Stern Gang, all seeking to promote their aims through violence.

Event

Sicily (Operation Husky)

Speed was essential to prevent the consolidation of Italian and German defences facing a rapid pincer movement launched from the west and south east immediately after the amphibious landings. Key bridges and ports were to be captured by airborne assault.

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Warrant Officer Class 1 Leslie S Foxcroft

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11 Aug 1918 - 10 Aug 1990

Service History

Operations

Greece (Operation Manna)

Italy

Palestine

Sicily (Operation Husky)

Decorations

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Warrant Officer Class 1 Leslie S Foxcroft

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11 Aug 1918 - 10 Aug 1990

Service History

Operations

Greece (Operation Manna)

Italy

Palestine

Sicily (Operation Husky)

Decorations

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