Leslie Gordon Whyman MEB
Timeline
Event Date Location
Birth 19 June 1904 Strood, Kent
Census 02 April 1911 3 Wickham Street, Rochester, Kent
Census 19 June 1921 1 Almon Place, Rochester, Kent
Married Geraldine Jan-Feb-Mar 1937 Bootle, Lancashire
War Census 29 September 1939 182 Stuart Road, Bootle, Lancashire
Death 11 January 1967 32 Noel Gate, Aughton, Lancashire
Personal Details
Occupation Ropering Labourer Boy, H M Roping Dockyard (1921)
Police Sergeant, Bootle, Lancashire (1939 & 1941)
More Information:
In 1941, Leslie was trained to examine unexploded bombs and missiles.  For his bravery of searching for bombs in the dark and saving many lives by evacuating people in one incident, he was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM).