260061 Sgt. Leslie West British Army 53rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery from:Denaby Main Leslie West was my grandfather, I never met him, he died shortly after coming home. He was not the same man who returned. Excerpt from 'What Doncaster KOYLI did in the Desert War', by Cyril Bewley:
'With the Eighth Army: One of the oldest of the Eighth Army units now serving in Italy is the Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, formerly the Doncaster Battalion of the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Converted to Royal Artillery in 1938 when commanded by Colonel - now Brigadier - Albert Smith O.B.E., T.D. they have since fought in France, Britain, Egypt, North Africa, Sicily and Italy - an eventful four and a half years in which they have fired 56,000 rounds: have confirmation of destruction of 95 enemy aircraft with 125 others probably destroyed; and won one D.S.O, four M.C.S, one D.M.C, eight M.M.S, one B.E.M, and 18 "mentions"'.
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