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224311 Cpl. Leonard Mark Day British Army 5th Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment from:Dartford, Kent (d.24th Aug 1942 ) My Great Uncle Len Day served in 5th Btn, Royal West Kent Regiment. The only information I have on him is a paper cutting from the Daily Herald dated 24th of August 1942, spookily the day he was killed in El Alamein and from my Nan who has now sadly passed away. The paper cutting gave his rank as a Lance Sergeant, and stated that he was evacuated at Dunkirk on the Crested Eagle. After 2 years of training, the battalion was posted to Egypt. Whilst en route to Egypt, on the troopship believed to be Orontes, he became the middle-weight boxing champion! Sadly my Grandfather, who also served in 1st Btn, Royal West Kent Regiment. Len never really talked about his experiences.. like many others! My nan seemed to think that Uncle Len was killed by a mine. If so I believe this would have been on the lead up to Battle of Alam El Halfa as I believe 5th Bn was positioned in New Zealand Box area. Any information would be greatly received Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.